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Unisex name

Michel

/mɪˈʃɛl/ · 25% girls, 75% boys · 31 born in 2025

Michel has been given to about 14,094 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mɪˈʃɛl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,516
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Michel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 325
  • Born in 202531
  • All time14,094

How popular is Michel?

Its best year was 1957, when 325 babies were given the name, ranking 1698th. The typical living American called Michel is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Michel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Michell0.91
  2. Mitchel0.89
  3. Michael0.84
  4. Mitchell0.81
  5. Micheal0.78
  6. Michele0.74
  7. Michelle0.72
  8. Mikel0.75

Middle names for Michel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Michel Anne0.81
  2. Michel Catherine0.78
  3. Michel Josephine0.78
  4. Michel Rose0.77
  5. Michel Grace0.77
  6. Michel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Michel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.91
  2. Georginasister · 0.90
  3. Rudybrother · 0.89
  4. Claybrother · 0.87
  5. Gwensister · 0.87
  6. Jolenesister · 0.86

Where Michel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Michel Anderson0.77
    2. Michel White0.72
    3. Michel Nguyen0.72
    4. Michel Hill0.72
    5. Michel Hall0.72
    6. Michel Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Michel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.