as a First Name
(French) feminine form of Michel, the French form of Michael. This name is now also used extensively in the English-speaking world. It was popular in the 1970s and 80s, possibly influenced in part by a Beatles song with this name as its title (1966).
| 32nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 912,765
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Michigan
- has the most people named Michelle per capita
- 1969
- marked the height of its popularity
99.82%
0.18%
4%
55+
55+
66%
30-54
30-54
20%
13-29
13-29
10%
0-12
0-12
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