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Michelle

Girl's name · #465 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Michelle reached #2 in 1968 and has faded to #465 since. About 817,000 girls have carried it since 1915.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#84 in Mexico (2024) · #126 in Italy (2024) · #152 in Poland (2025) · #301 in Scotland (2025) · #303 in Canada (2025) · #304 in Ireland (2025) · #324 in Sweden (2025) · #329 in Norway (2025) · #346 in England & Wales (2025) · #398 in Belgium (2025) · #433 in New Zealand (2025) · #457 in Austria (2025) and 11 more.

Famous Michelles

• Michelle Obama — First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1964)
• Michelle Bachelet — President of Chile (2006–2010; 2014–2018) (born 1951)
• Michelle Pfeiffer — American actress (born 1958)
• Michelle Rodriguez — American actress (born 1978)
• Michelle Yeoh — Malaysian actress (born 1962)
• Michelle Trachtenberg — American actress (1985–2025)
• Michelle Williams — American actress (born 1980)
• Michelle Monaghan — American actress (born 1976)
• Michelle Phillips — American singer and actress (born 1944)
• Michelle Kwan — American figure skater and diplomat (born 1980)

In stories & tradition

• Michelle Jones — Spider-Man: Homecoming (film)
• Michelle Dessler — 24 (TV series)
• Michelle Richardson — Skins (TV series)

What Michelles become

Among 2,450 notable people named Michelle:

Sports figures appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Michelle Kwan, American figure skater and diplomat (born 1980).

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Michelle is Michael for a boy.

Similar names: Angela · Mikayla · Nicole · Rebecca · Danielle · Laura

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