The baby name Michelle appears in baby name data for the United States from 1925 to 2024. It was most popular in 1969 with 40,705 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Michelle has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1929 | 10 |
| 1934 | 7 |
| 1937 | 19 |
| 1938 | 18 |
| 1939 | 28 |
| 1940 | 49 |
| 1941 | 78 |
| 1942 | 121 |
| 1943 | 361 |
| 1944 | 337 |
| 1945 | 416 |
| 1946 | 692 |
| 1947 | 940 |
| 1948 | 1,067 |
| 1949 | 1,304 |
| 1950 | 1,864 |
| 1951 | 2,580 |
| 1952 | 3,562 |
| 1953 | 4,356 |
| 1954 | 5,091 |
| 1955 | 5,119 |
| 1956 | 6,231 |
| 1957 | 7,139 |
| 1958 | 8,734 |
| 1959 | 10,457 |
| 1960 | 12,002 |
| 1961 | 15,862 |
| 1962 | 15,972 |
| 1963 | 15,677 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 18,366 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1965 | 18,272 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1966 | 30,328 |
| 1966 | 55 |
| 1967 | 34,680 |
| 1967 | 60 |
| 1968 | 39,138 |
| 1968 | 92 |
| 1969 | 40,705 |
| 1969 | 73 |
| 1970 | 40,090 |
| 1970 | 63 |
| 1971 | 39,996 |
| 1971 | 99 |
| 1972 | 34,884 |
| 1972 | 105 |
| 1973 | 31,886 |
| 1973 | 61 |
| 1974 | 30,271 |
| 1974 | 56 |
| 1975 | 26,605 |
| 1975 | 51 |
| 1976 | 22,961 |
| 1976 | 30 |
| 1977 | 24,087 |
| 1977 | 62 |
| 1978 | 23,014 |
| 1978 | 40 |
| 1979 | 22,917 |
| 1979 | 20 |
| 1980 | 22,214 |
| 1980 | 39 |
| 1981 | 19,569 |
| 1981 | 45 |
| 1982 | 19,436 |
| 1982 | 20 |
| 1983 | 18,155 |
| 1983 | 45 |
| 1984 | 16,570 |
| 1984 | 14 |
| 1985 | 15,081 |
| 1985 | 21 |
| 1986 | 15,313 |
| 1986 | 20 |
| 1987 | 15,306 |
| 1987 | 23 |
| 1988 | 15,335 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 15,468 |
| 1989 | 44 |
| 1990 | 13,075 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 13,742 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 11,543 |
| 1993 | 10,008 |
| 1993 | 16 |
| 1994 | 8,895 |
| 1995 | 7,205 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 6,338 |
| 1997 | 5,572 |
| 1998 | 5,719 |
| 1999 | 4,549 |
| 2000 | 4,683 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 4,230 |
| 2002 | 3,920 |
| 2003 | 3,963 |
| 2004 | 5,234 |
| 2005 | 4,743 |
| 2006 | 4,017 |
| 2007 | 3,636 |
| 2008 | 3,325 |
| 2009 | 2,590 |
| 2010 | 2,061 |
| 2011 | 2,170 |
| 2012 | 1,890 |
| 2013 | 1,660 |
| 2014 | 1,443 |
| 2015 | 1,633 |
| 2016 | 1,762 |
| 2017 | 1,651 |
| 2018 | 1,345 |
| 2019 | 1,124 |
| 2020 | 863 |
| 2021 | 844 |
| 2022 | 840 |
| 2023 | 811 |
| 2024 | 786 |