Girls' name · since 1969
Michellee
Michellee has 52 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 52
- total births
- 1969–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Michellee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Michellee recorded 52 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1991.
- 52 total births
- 1969–1991 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Michellee's 52 recorded births place it above 52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Michellee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Michellee splits its recorded history at 1979: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Michellee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1991
- Peak year (1971)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1991.
52 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 11 births in a single year.
Michellee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Michellee's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Michellee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 26 births (50% of all-time use).
Michellee decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Michellee by state
Where Michellee concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 9.6% |
5 of 52 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 9.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Michellee's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1990s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Michellees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Michellee: Baby Name Since 1969 - 52 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/michellee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Michellee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.
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