Michelle Popularity by Year

Follow Michelle across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Michelle birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Girls661#465Down 56 places
2024Girls775#409Down 8 places
2023Girls766#401Down 24 places
2022Girls827#377Up 17 places
2021Girls799#394Down 58 places
2020Girls923#336Down 44 places
2019Girls1,144#292Down 29 places
2018Girls1,249#263Down 48 places
2017Girls1,429#215Down 6 places
2016Girls1,562#209Down 17 places
2015Girls1,706#192Down 4 places
2014Girls1,751#188Down 20 places
2013Girls1,892#168Down 6 places
2012Girls1,935#162Down 18 places
2011Boys10#7,502Up 637 places
2011Girls2,180#144Down 19 places
2010Boys9#8,139Up 2,855 places
2010Girls2,510#125Down 21 places
2009Boys6#10,994Down 3,807 places
2009Girls3,078#104Down 3 places
2008Boys11#7,187Up 1,728 places
2008Girls3,343#101Down 7 places
2007Boys8#8,915Down 2,011 places
2007Girls3,596#94Down 13 places
2006Boys11#6,904Down 270 places
2006Girls4,090#81Down 7 places
2005Boys11#6,634Down 1,627 places
2005Girls4,312#74Down 8 places
2004Boys16#5,007Up 28 places
2004Girls4,720#66Down 4 places
2003Boys15#5,035Down 533 places
2003Girls4,873#62Down 4 places
2002Boys17#4,502Down 381 places
2002Girls4,950#58Up 1 places
2001Boys19#4,121Down 698 places
2001Girls5,033#59Down 7 places
2000Boys24#3,423Up 1,114 places
2000Girls5,545#52Up 4 places
1999Boys15#4,537Down 518 places
1999Girls5,303#56Down 1 places
1998Boys17#4,019Down 564 places
1998Girls5,562#55No rank change
1997Boys20#3,455Down 972 places
1997Girls5,695#55Down 8 places
1996Boys31#2,483Down 230 places
1996Girls6,598#47Down 6 places
1995Boys35#2,253Up 6 places
1995Girls7,392#41Down 8 places
1994Boys35#2,259Down 518 places
1994Girls8,639#33Down 2 places
1993Boys49#1,741Up 143 places
1993Girls10,193#31Down 6 places
1992Boys43#1,884Down 311 places
1992Girls11,512#25Down 3 places
1991Boys54#1,573Down 57 places
1991Girls12,213#22No rank change
1990Boys56#1,516Down 414 places
1990Girls13,425#22No rank change
1989Boys92#1,102Up 227 places
1989Girls13,376#22Down 1 places
1988Boys60#1,329Down 215 places
1988Girls13,339#21No rank change
1987Boys74#1,114Down 86 places
1987Girls13,034#21Up 2 places
1986Boys81#1,028Up 97 places
1986Girls13,303#23Down 1 places
1985Boys68#1,125Down 125 places
1985Girls13,973#22Down 5 places
1984Boys79#1,000Down 28 places
1984Girls15,499#17Down 4 places
1983Boys82#972Up 41 places
1983Girls16,838#13Down 2 places
1982Boys80#1,013Down 99 places
1982Girls17,765#11No rank change
1981Boys96#914Down 20 places
1981Girls17,781#11Down 1 places
1980Boys100#894Up 129 places
1980Girls19,119#10No rank change
1979Boys75#1,023Down 78 places
1979Girls19,266#10Down 1 places
1978Boys84#945Down 8 places
1978Girls18,856#9Down 2 places
1977Boys82#937Down 26 places
1977Girls19,540#7Down 1 places
1976Boys83#911Down 131 places
1976Girls19,550#6No rank change
1975Boys113#780Down 9 places
1975Girls22,665#6Down 3 places
1974Boys109#771Down 26 places
1974Girls25,826#3No rank change
1973Boys116#745Down 57 places
1973Girls26,935#3Down 1 places
1972Boys135#688Down 12 places
1972Girls29,285#2No rank change
1971Boys150#676Up 58 places
1971Girls33,160#2Up 2 places
1970Boys125#734Down 61 places
1970Girls34,047#4Down 2 places
1969Boys138#673Down 13 places
1969Girls34,319#2No rank change
1968Boys130#660Up 45 places
1968Girls33,223#2Up 1 places
1967Boys110#705Up 52 places
1967Girls30,827#3Up 1 places
1966Boys93#757Up 255 places
1966Girls27,159#4Up 14 places
1965Boys53#1,012Up 160 places
1965Girls16,215#18Up 5 places
1964Boys43#1,172Down 21 places
1964Girls16,180#23Up 3 places
1963Boys45#1,151Up 190 places
1963Girls14,383#26Up 5 places
1962Boys34#1,341Down 108 places
1962Girls13,353#31Up 3 places
1961Boys41#1,233Up 253 places
1961Girls12,741#34Up 5 places
1960Boys29#1,486Up 488 places
1960Girls9,893#39Up 8 places
1959Boys17#1,974Down 208 places
1959Girls8,776#47Up 9 places
1958Boys20#1,766Up 253 places
1958Girls7,458#56Up 23 places
1957Boys16#2,019Up 72 places
1957Girls5,982#79Up 9 places
1956Boys15#2,091Up 211 places
1956Girls5,327#88Up 9 places
1955Boys12#2,302Up 147 places
1955Girls4,526#97Down 3 places
1954Boys11#2,449Up 260 places
1954Girls4,432#94Up 13 places
1953Boys9#2,709Up 386 places
1953Girls3,631#107Up 17 places
1952Boys7#3,095Down 600 places
1952Girls2,881#124Up 27 places
1951Boys10#2,495Up 803 places
1951Girls2,133#151Up 23 places
1950Girls1,633#174Up 39 places
1949Boys6#3,298Up 370 places
1949Girls1,248#213Up 17 places
1948Boys5#3,668Up 65 places
1948Girls1,044#230Up 18 places
1947Boys5#3,733Down 208 places
1947Girls914#248Up 15 places
1946Boys5#3,525
1946Girls755#263Up 44 places
1945Girls499#307Up 34 places
1944Girls405#341Up 32 places
1943Girls370#373Up 109 places
1942Girls233#482Up 130 places
1941Girls133#612Up 114 places
1940Girls92#726Up 192 places
1939Girls59#918Up 37 places
1938Girls55#955Up 241 places
1937Girls36#1,196Up 149 places
1936Girls29#1,345Up 73 places
1935Girls27#1,418Up 100 places
1934Girls24#1,518Down 154 places
1933Girls28#1,364Up 1,467 places
1932Girls10#2,831Down 404 places
1931Girls12#2,427Down 2 places
1930Girls13#2,425Down 234 places
1929Girls15#2,191Up 763 places
1928Girls10#2,954Down 255 places
1927Girls12#2,699Up 173 places
1926Girls11#2,872Down 383 places
1925Girls14#2,489Up 484 places
1924Girls11#2,973Up 1,403 places
1923Girls6#4,376Down 997 places
1922Girls9#3,379Down 39 places
1920Girls9#3,340Up 477 places
1919Girls7#3,817Up 992 places
1918Girls5#4,809Down 535 places
1915Girls5#4,274