Is Michell a boy or girl name?
Michell is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Michell, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 92.2% of the 7,576 US babies named Michell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,986
- Babies named Michell since 1926
- 7,576
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 296 babies
Boys and girls named Michell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 30 | 32 | 51.6% |
| 1950s | 88 | 317 | 78.3% |
| 1960s | 126 | 1,655 | 92.9% |
| 1970s | 114 | 2,176 | 95% |
| 1980s | 99 | 1,080 | 91.6% |
| 1990s | 87 | 691 | 88.8% |
| 2000s | 25 | 788 | 96.9% |
| 2010s | 9 | 208 | 95.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,986 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,834 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,127 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,056 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,829 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,204 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,346 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,164 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,247 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,495 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,120 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,394 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,359 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,044 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,568 | 35 | #4,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,957 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,653 | 73 | #2,571 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,209 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,161 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,426 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,149 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,058 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,233 | 58 | #2,661 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,107 | 80 | #2,086 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,899 | 94 | #1,841 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,630 | 62 | #2,391 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,789 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,169 | 61 | #2,250 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,701 | 48 | #2,613 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,529 | 70 | #1,969 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,437 | 75 | #1,901 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,675 | 89 | #1,689 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,259 | 63 | #2,148 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,158 | 75 | #1,890 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,117 | 100 | #1,539 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,433 | 89 | #1,582 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,642 | 86 | #1,546 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,285 | 94 | #1,414 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,376 | 80 | #1,532 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,563 | 94 | #1,380 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,116 | 110 | #1,196 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,955 | 116 | #1,147 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,927 | 137 | #1,056 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,936 | 148 | #990 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,989 | 126 | #1,103 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,978 | 137 | #1,028 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,054 | 142 | #979 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,055 | 159 | #897 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,906 | 182 | #785 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,369 | 233 | #654 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,426 | 251 | #622 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,612 | 255 | #608 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,523 | 252 | #617 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,741 | 290 | #596 |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,037 | 275 | #620 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,377 | 272 | #603 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,538 | 247 | #612 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,431 | 273 | #577 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,300 | 185 | #727 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,453 | 139 | #849 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,379 | 131 | #916 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,273 | 123 | #957 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,939 | 110 | #1,029 |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,037 | 86 | #1,198 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,278 | 89 | #1,158 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,265 | 75 | #1,240 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,334 | 43 | #1,647 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,176 | 48 | #1,567 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,295 | 29 | #2,036 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,281 | 29 | #2,008 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,886 | 33 | #1,820 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,070 | 14 | #3,050 |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,023 | 23 | #2,181 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,774 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,532 | 8 | #4,208 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,205 | 9 | #3,805 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,939 | 8 | #4,105 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,804 | 5 | #5,855 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,371 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,210 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,597 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,608 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Michell reached #1,939 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #577 in 1967. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Michell
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.