Michella
Michella was the 14354th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 2121st; the most babies were born in 1990 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,906 places. More babies were named Michella in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #14,354 girls, up 185 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199042 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,104babies recorded
Michella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,354 | 6 |
| 2020 | #14,539 | 6 |
| 2010 | #14,471 | 7 |
| 2000 | #7,040 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,779 | 42 |
| 1980 | #4,901 | 15 |
| 1970 | #2,294 | 34 |
| 1960 | #3,853 | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Michella, counting every spelling?
Michella is a spelling of Michela, a name family that had 14 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michela | 8 | #11,588 | 70 |
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 Michella?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Michella (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Michella 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Michella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Michella?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Michella are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 35 and 56. That makes Michella 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.
Michella by state
How common Michella was among girls born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Michella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Michella, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Michella
How popular is the name Michella?
Michella was the 14354th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 2121st; the most babies were born in 1990 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,906 places. More babies were named Michella in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Michella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Michella in the US.
Where was Michella most popular?
In 1988–1992, Michella was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).