Michell
Michell was the 12744th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 577th; the most babies were born in 1971 (290). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,249 places. More babies were named Michell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,744 girls, down 1,908 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971290 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,583babies recorded
Michell popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 588 since 1926.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,744 | 7 |
| 2020 | #10,836 | 9 |
| 2010 | #4,271 | 35 |
| 2000 | #1,841 | 94 |
| 1990 | #1,539 | 100 |
| 1980 | #1,102 | 126 |
| 1970 | #620 | 275 |
| 1960 | #1,158 | 89 |
| 1950 | #4,208 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Michell, counting every spelling?
Michell is a spelling of Michal, a name family that had 40 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 40 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michal | 33 | #4,320 | 191 |
| Michell | 7 | #12,744 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Michell?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Michell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Michell 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Michell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Michell?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Michell are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 36 and 57. That makes Michell 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Michell: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Michell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Michell
How popular is the name Michell?
Michell was the 12744th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 577th; the most babies were born in 1971 (290). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,249 places. More babies were named Michell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Michell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Michell in the US.