Michelle has been given to about 819,760 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Michelle ranks 465th among American girls in 2025, with 661 born that year. Its best year was 1969, when 34,457 babies were given the name, ranking 2nd. The typical living American called Michelle is about 51 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
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.