Michel
Michel was the 4642nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 458th with 284 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,745 places. More babies were named Michel in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,642 boys, down 651 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- 28% girls, 72% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1957284 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,094babies recorded
Michel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,637 | #4,642 | 9 | 22 |
| 2020 | #13,038 | #3,991 | 7 | 26 |
| 2010 | #4,930 | #2,856 | 29 | 42 |
| 2000 | #2,767 | #1,776 | 53 | 62 |
| 1990 | #2,935 | #894 | 39 | 132 |
| 1980 | #1,926 | #917 | 56 | 95 |
| 1970 | #1,254 | #628 | 89 | 167 |
| 1960 | #1,477 | #487 | 56 | 267 |
| 1950 | #1,896 | #484 | 26 | 193 |
| 1940 | — | #1,088 | — | 37 |
| 1930 | — | #1,414 | — | 27 |
| 1920 | — | #1,410 | — | 28 |
| 1910 | — | #1,529 | — | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | #878 | — | 6 |
How popular is Michel, counting every spelling?
Michel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Michel?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Michel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Michel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Michel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Michel?
About 7,800 people born in the US named Michel are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 37 and 67. That makes Michel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Michel by state
How common Michel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Michel
How popular is the name Michel?
Michel was the 4642nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 458th with 284 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,745 places. More babies were named Michel in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Michel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 28% girls, 72% boys given the name Michel in the US.
Where is Michel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Michel was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.