Michelle
Girl · mi-SHEL · Hebrew
Michelle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 352nd for girls in the UK (135 babies) and 465th for girls in the US (661 babies).
What does Michelle mean?
Hebrew: French feminine of Michel
“who is like God?”
French feminine of Michel, the French form of Michael.
- Say it
- mi-SHEL
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Is Michelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Michelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 135 girls in the UK and 661 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Michelle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #352among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 135about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 135 girls in the UK were named Michelle, making it the 352nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 418th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 341 girls.
Half of all the girls named Michelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 346th in England and Wales and 301st in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1964 (#31), 1974 (#7) and 1984 (#18).
Michelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | #352 |
| 2024 | 138 | #351 |
| 2023 | 149 | #325 |
| 2022 | 106 | #445 |
| 2021 | 92 | #502 |
| 2020 | 113 | #418 |
| 2019 | 92 | #498 |
| 2018 | 142 | #361 |
| 2017 | 130 | #385 |
| 2016 | 152 | #350 |
| 2015 | 166 | #314 |
| 2014 | 173 | #302 |
| 2013 | 209 | #257 |
| 2012 | 227 | #244 |
| 2011 | 243 | #233 |
| 2010 | 221 | #253 |
| 2009 | 250 | #220 |
| 2008 | 223 | #249 |
| 2007 | 215 | #260 |
| 2006 | 198 | #267 |
| 2005 | 174 | #284 |
| 2004 | 173 | #274 |
| 2003 | 185 | #264 |
| 2002 | 158 | #280 |
| 2001 | 185 | #248 |
| 2000 | 196 | #240 |
| 1999 | 223 | #217 |
| 1998 | 239 | #199 |
| 1997 | 283 | #179 |
| 1996 | 341 | #145 |
How popular is Michelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #465among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 661about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 661 girls in the US were named Michelle, making it the 465th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 336th. Its busiest year was 1969, with 34,319 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
2025 had fewer girls named Michelle than any year since 1945.
Half of all the girls named Michelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Michelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 661 | #465 |
| 2024 | 775 | #409 |
| 2023 | 766 | #401 |
| 2022 | 827 | #377 |
| 2021 | 799 | #394 |
| 2020 | 923 | #336 |
| 2019 | 1,144 | #292 |
| 2018 | 1,249 | #263 |
| 2017 | 1,429 | #215 |
| 2016 | 1,562 | #209 |
| 2015 | 1,706 | #192 |
| 2014 | 1,751 | #188 |
| 2013 | 1,892 | #168 |
| 2012 | 1,935 | #162 |
| 2011 | 2,180 | #144 |
| 2010 | 2,510 | #125 |
| 2009 | 3,078 | #104 |
| 2008 | 3,343 | #101 |
| 2007 | 3,596 | #94 |
| 2006 | 4,090 | #81 |
| 2005 | 4,312 | #74 |
| 2004 | 4,720 | #66 |
| 2003 | 4,873 | #62 |
| 2002 | 4,950 | #58 |
| 2001 | 5,033 | #59 |
| 2000 | 5,545 | #52 |
| 1999 | 5,303 | #56 |
| 1998 | 5,562 | #55 |
| 1997 | 5,695 | #55 |
| 1996 | 6,598 | #47 |
| 1995 | 7,392 | #41 |
| 1994 | 8,639 | #33 |
| 1993 | 10,193 | #31 |
| 1992 | 11,512 | #25 |
| 1991 | 12,213 | #22 |
| 1990 | 13,425 | #22 |
| 1989 | 13,376 | #22 |
| 1988 | 13,339 | #21 |
| 1987 | 13,034 | #21 |
| 1986 | 13,303 | #23 |
| 1985 | 13,973 | #22 |
| 1984 | 15,499 | #17 |
| 1983 | 16,838 | #13 |
| 1982 | 17,765 | #11 |
| 1981 | 17,781 | #11 |
| 1980 | 19,119 | #10 |
| 1979 | 19,266 | #10 |
| 1978 | 18,856 | #9 |
| 1977 | 19,540 | #7 |
| 1976 | 19,550 | #6 |
| 1975 | 22,665 | #6 |
| 1974 | 25,826 | #3 |
| 1973 | 26,935 | #3 |
| 1972 | 29,285 | #2 |
| 1971 | 33,160 | #2 |
| 1970 | 34,047 | #4 |
| 1969 | 34,319 | #2 |
| 1968 | 33,223 | #2 |
| 1967 | 30,827 | #3 |
| 1966 | 27,159 | #4 |
| 1965 | 16,215 | #18 |
| 1964 | 16,180 | #23 |
| 1963 | 14,383 | #26 |
| 1962 | 13,353 | #31 |
| 1961 | 12,741 | #34 |
| 1960 | 9,893 | #39 |
| 1959 | 8,776 | #47 |
| 1958 | 7,458 | #56 |
| 1957 | 5,982 | #79 |
| 1956 | 5,327 | #88 |
| 1955 | 4,526 | #97 |
| 1954 | 4,432 | #94 |
| 1953 | 3,631 | #107 |
| 1952 | 2,881 | #124 |
| 1951 | 2,133 | #151 |
| 1950 | 1,633 | #174 |
| 1949 | 1,248 | #213 |
| 1948 | 1,044 | #230 |
| 1947 | 914 | #248 |
| 1946 | 755 | #263 |
| 1945 | 499 | #307 |
| 1944 | 405 | #341 |
| 1943 | 370 | #373 |
| 1942 | 233 | #482 |
| 1941 | 133 | #612 |
| 1940 | 92 | #726 |
| 1939 | 59 | #918 |
| 1938 | 55 | #955 |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,196 |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,345 |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,418 |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,518 |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,364 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,829 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,425 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,424 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,190 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,698 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,871 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,488 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,972 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,339 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
Nicknames for Michelle
- Shell
Names like Michelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Molly Jasmine Elise Jessica Holly Sarah Zoe Nicole Rachel Madeleine Marnie Leah
Other spellings of Michelle
Names related to Michelle
Michaela Michal Michele Michaella Michella Michela Micheala Michala Michel Mikelle Michell
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