Michel Boy & girl
How popular is Michel?
#4,538 boy name in 2025
22 baby boys were named Michel in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Michel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,538 for boys (▼ 935 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 22 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,863 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (284 boys) |
| Highest rank | #456 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 76% boys, 24% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Michel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Micheal family of names ranked #1,123 for boys in 2025 (#1,038 the year before), with 157 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Michel is most popular
Babies named Michel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Michel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | #755 |
| 1890s | 17 | #661 |
| 1900s | 40 | #852 |
| 1910s | 187 | #1,192 |
| 1920s | 281 | #1,304 |
| 1930s | 249 | #1,103 |
| 1940s | 949 | #516 |
| 1950s | 2,309 | #456 |
| 1960s | 2,032 | #485 |
| 1970s | 1,401 | #627 |
| 1980s | 1,160 | #764 |
| 1990s | 822 | #889 |
| 2000s | 584 | #1,764 |
| 2010s | 330 | #2,546 |
| 2020s | 154 | #3,603 |
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Questions
- Is Michel a boy or girl name?
- Michel is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 76% of babies named Michel were boys and 24% were girls.
- How popular is the name Michel?
- 22 baby boys were named Michel in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Michel most popular?
- Michel peaked in 1957, when 284 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #456 in 1957.
- How many people are named Michel?
- 14,094 babies have been named Michel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,304 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 52.
- Where is Michel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Michel was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.