Michelle
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like god; feminine form of Michael.
How Michelle has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #192 |
| 2016 | #210 |
| 2017 | #216 |
| 2018 | #263 |
| 2019 | #293 |
| 2020 | #336 |
| 2021 | #394 |
| 2022 | #380 |
| 2023 | #401 |
| 2024 | #409 |
| 2025 | #465 |
Michelle by the numbers
In 2025, 124 babies in England and Wales were named Michelle. In the US, 1,421 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 34,320 babies in 1969, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 54 American girls born that year was called Michelle.
Other names that come from Michael
Like Michelle, each of these traces back to Michael: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Michaelwho is like God?12,612 in the US (2017)
- Miguelwho is like god; form of Michael2,266 in the US (2017)
- Michaelawho is like God; feminine form of Michael599 in the US (2017)
- Michealwho is like god; alternate spelling of Michael241 in the US (2017)
- Micaelawho is like god; feminine form of Michael239 in the US (2017)
- Mikewho is like god; a form of Michael218 in the US (2017)
- Mikaelwho is like god; Scandinavian form of Michael67 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mikelwho is like God; a form of Michael138 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Michelle
Forms of Michelle in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Michelle. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Michellwho is like God; a form of Michelle12 in the US (2017)
- Michellawho is like god; feminine form of michael3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mishellewho is like God; form of Michelle5 in the US (2017)
- Mitchellewho is like god; a form of michael3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Machellewho is like God; a form of Michelle
- Mechellewho is like god; a variant of michelle
Sounds like Michelle
Names that are said the same way as Michelle, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Michalwho is like God; form of Michael13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Michelwho is like god; form of Michael39 in the US (2017)
- Mychala form of michael; who is like god13 in the US (2017)
- Mishellwho is like God; variant spelling of Michelle11 in the US (2017)
- Mishaltorch or light7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mishaaltorch; light6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Michelle, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Michelle
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