Is Michele a boy or girl name?
Michele is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 35 girls and 0 boys were named Michele, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 226,031 US babies named Michele were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,156
- Babies named Michele since 1905
- 226,031
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 11,281 babies
Boys and girls named Michele, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 143 | 39 | 21.4% |
| 1920s | 175 | 122 | 41.1% |
| 1930s | 69 | 317 | 82.1% |
| 1940s | 128 | 11,606 | 98.9% |
| 1950s | 259 | 41,973 | 99.4% |
| 1960s | 536 | 86,992 | 99.4% |
| 1970s | 584 | 56,558 | 99% |
| 1980s | 374 | 17,263 | 97.9% |
| 1990s | 210 | 6,014 | 96.6% |
| 2000s | 164 | 1,716 | 91.3% |
| 2010s | 84 | 519 | 86.1% |
| 2020s | 32 | 149 | 82.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,688 | 24 | #5,333 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,496 | 33 | #4,346 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,392 | 22 | #5,688 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,257 | 35 | #4,054 |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,007 | 28 | #4,858 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,365 | 31 | #4,528 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,603 | 36 | #4,125 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,590 | 60 | #2,853 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,876 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,381 | 48 | #3,356 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,546 | 63 | #2,754 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,942 | 62 | #2,825 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,893 | 58 | #2,980 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,953 | 72 | #2,556 |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,098 | 88 | #2,237 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,647 | 97 | #2,099 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,826 | 107 | #1,932 |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,263 | 149 | #1,485 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,951 | 147 | #1,450 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,717 | 196 | #1,159 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,555 | 213 | #1,058 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,142 | 207 | #1,040 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,378 | 265 | #864 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,718 | 247 | #891 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,271 | 256 | #845 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,334 | 299 | #732 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,395 | 324 | #672 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,322 | 397 | #579 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,796 | 471 | #516 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,295 | 563 | #453 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,671 | 711 | #359 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,970 | 822 | #329 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,886 | 1,007 | #276 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,066 | 1,164 | #244 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,784 | 1,267 | #214 |
| 1988 | 32 | #2,021 | 1,272 | #206 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,747 | 1,310 | #205 |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,682 | 1,424 | #188 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,824 | 1,477 | #182 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,752 | 1,692 | #161 |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,644 | 1,836 | #155 |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,637 | 2,227 | #135 |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,386 | 2,271 | #127 |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,610 | 2,487 | #125 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,202 | 2,879 | #105 |
| 1978 | 42 | #1,448 | 3,484 | #86 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,308 | 3,711 | #77 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,220 | 4,443 | #63 |
| 1975 | 64 | #1,039 | 5,033 | #56 |
| 1974 | 70 | #986 | 5,587 | #50 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,159 | 5,996 | #44 |
| 1972 | 69 | #982 | 7,380 | #36 |
| 1971 | 57 | #1,088 | 7,955 | #39 |
| 1970 | 74 | #930 | 10,090 | #31 |
| 1969 | 85 | #835 | 10,556 | #30 |
| 1968 | 62 | #926 | 11,219 | #29 |
| 1967 | 68 | #872 | 10,418 | #36 |
| 1966 | 65 | #900 | 10,686 | #36 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,199 | 8,665 | #48 |
| 1964 | 44 | #1,171 | 7,905 | #58 |
| 1963 | 52 | #1,063 | 7,512 | #59 |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,102 | 7,429 | #59 |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,426 | 6,992 | #63 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,287 | 5,610 | #89 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,378 | 5,445 | #89 |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,360 | 5,212 | #92 |
| 1957 | 28 | #1,504 | 4,746 | #99 |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,471 | 4,617 | #100 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,631 | 4,768 | #93 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,585 | 4,763 | #89 |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,572 | 3,723 | #102 |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,537 | 3,406 | #110 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,714 | 2,793 | #125 |
| 1950 | 20 | #1,688 | 2,500 | #128 |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,692 | 2,381 | #135 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,559 | 1,799 | #159 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,966 | 1,984 | #148 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,866 | 1,375 | #187 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,988 | 948 | #206 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,415 | 1,159 | #187 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,964 | 958 | #210 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,346 | 728 | #255 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,808 | 172 | #535 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,614 | 102 | #692 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 57 | #934 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,147 | 53 | #983 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,058 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,564 | 37 | #1,179 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,255 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,033 | 22 | #1,637 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,180 | 28 | #1,391 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,415 | 27 | #1,477 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,297 | 8 | #3,409 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,258 | 6 | #4,397 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,281 | 11 | #2,863 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,123 | 19 | #1,999 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,257 | 15 | #2,404 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,961 | 19 | #2,052 |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,724 | 11 | #3,068 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,876 | 12 | #2,920 |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,848 | 12 | #2,862 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,205 | 8 | #3,900 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,805 | 8 | #3,911 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,676 | 7 | #4,275 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,675 | 7 | #4,114 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,966 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,384 | 8 | #3,599 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,452 | 10 | #2,963 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,138 | 5 | #4,753 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,789 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Michele reached #835 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #29 in 1968. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Michele
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.