Michelle

“Who is like God?” — Hebrew via French origin

Girl's name · #465 in the US (2025) · Retro

Michelle reached #2 in 1968 and has faded to #465 since. About 817,000 girls have carried it since 1915. Michelle's short forms are Mickey, Micky, and Miki. A popular twin pairing with Michelle is Michael for a boy.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,400 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Michelles

Michelle Obama — lawyer and former First Lady of the United States (2009-2017)
Michelle Bachelet — president of Chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018)
Michelle Pfeiffer — American actress (born 1958)
Michelle Rodriguez — American actress
Michelle Yeoh — Malaysian actress (born 1962)

In stories & tradition

Michelle Jones — Spider-Man: Homecoming · Spider-Man: Far From Home
Michelle Dessler — 24
Michelle Richardson — Skins

What Michelles become

Among 2,450 notable people named Michelle:

Sports figures appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Michelle Kwan, American figure skater and diplomat.

Similar names: Rebecca · Mikayla · Nicole · Angela · Danielle · Janelle

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