Is Michelle a boy or girl name?
Michelle is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 772 girls and 0 boys were named Michelle, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 819,099 US babies named Michelle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #409
- Babies named Michelle since 1915
- 819,099
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 34,457 babies
Boys and girls named Michelle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 293 | 100% |
| 1940s | 21 | 5,693 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 117 | 46,779 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 716 | 208,296 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 1,072 | 249,136 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 812 | 154,032 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 355 | 86,529 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 138 | 43,538 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 19 | 17,354 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,085 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 772 | #409 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 765 | #401 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 827 | #377 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 798 | #395 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 923 | #336 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,144 | #292 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,249 | #263 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,428 | #217 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,562 | #209 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,705 | #192 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,751 | #188 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,892 | #168 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,934 | #162 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,894 | 2,179 | #144 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,569 | 2,510 | #125 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,968 | 3,078 | #104 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,547 | 3,342 | #102 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,458 | 3,596 | #94 |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,264 | 4,090 | #81 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,952 | 4,312 | #74 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,172 | 4,720 | #66 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,187 | 4,873 | #62 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,638 | 4,950 | #58 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,233 | 5,032 | #59 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,495 | 5,545 | #52 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,692 | 5,303 | #56 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,131 | 5,562 | #55 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,547 | 5,695 | #55 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,518 | 6,598 | #47 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,281 | 7,392 | #41 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,284 | 8,639 | #33 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,760 | 10,192 | #31 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,898 | 11,511 | #25 |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,584 | 12,213 | #22 |
| 1990 | 56 | #1,526 | 13,424 | #22 |
| 1989 | 92 | #1,108 | 13,376 | #22 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,334 | 13,339 | #21 |
| 1987 | 74 | #1,121 | 13,034 | #21 |
| 1986 | 81 | #1,034 | 13,303 | #23 |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,132 | 13,976 | #22 |
| 1984 | 79 | #1,006 | 15,499 | #17 |
| 1983 | 82 | #976 | 16,838 | #13 |
| 1982 | 80 | #1,017 | 17,765 | #11 |
| 1981 | 96 | #918 | 17,782 | #11 |
| 1980 | 100 | #897 | 19,120 | #10 |
| 1979 | 75 | #1,025 | 19,266 | #10 |
| 1978 | 84 | #949 | 18,856 | #9 |
| 1977 | 82 | #948 | 19,540 | #7 |
| 1976 | 83 | #919 | 19,551 | #6 |
| 1975 | 113 | #781 | 22,667 | #6 |
| 1974 | 109 | #773 | 25,828 | #3 |
| 1973 | 116 | #747 | 26,936 | #3 |
| 1972 | 135 | #690 | 29,287 | #2 |
| 1971 | 150 | #677 | 33,159 | #2 |
| 1970 | 125 | #735 | 34,046 | #4 |
| 1969 | 138 | #675 | 34,319 | #2 |
| 1968 | 130 | #662 | 33,223 | #2 |
| 1967 | 110 | #707 | 30,826 | #3 |
| 1966 | 93 | #760 | 27,159 | #4 |
| 1965 | 53 | #1,015 | 16,215 | #18 |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,183 | 16,181 | #23 |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,158 | 14,385 | #26 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,357 | 13,353 | #31 |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,242 | 12,743 | #34 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,511 | 9,892 | #39 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,020 | 8,777 | #47 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,820 | 7,457 | #56 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,069 | 5,982 | #79 |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,146 | 5,327 | #88 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,395 | 4,526 | #97 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,554 | 4,432 | #94 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,842 | 3,631 | #107 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,285 | 2,881 | #124 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,602 | 2,133 | #151 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,633 | #174 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,577 | 1,248 | #213 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,015 | 1,044 | #230 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,085 | 914 | #248 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,848 | 755 | #263 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 499 | #307 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 405 | #341 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 370 | #375 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 233 | #483 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 133 | #612 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 92 | #728 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 59 | #921 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 55 | #963 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,217 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,367 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,435 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,536 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,392 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,979 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,529 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,514 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,269 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,091 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,805 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,572 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,094 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,787 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,578 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,522 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,115 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,344 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,754 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Michelle reached #662 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #2 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 Michelle
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.