Michell Girl
How popular is Michell?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Michell in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
7,102living people named Michell (est.)
50median age of people named Michell
7,583babies named Michell since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Michell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▼ 2377 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,263 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1971 (290 girls) |
| Highest rank | #577 in 1967 |
| First recorded | 1946 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Michell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Michelle family of names ranked #419 for girls in 2025 (#370 the year before), with 729 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.
Michell by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 33 | #3,216 |
| 1950s | 316 | #1,229 |
| 1960s | 1,655 | #577 |
| 1970s | 2,176 | #596 |
| 1980s | 1,080 | #987 |
| 1990s | 691 | #1,529 |
| 2000s | 788 | #1,823 |
| 2010s | 208 | #3,998 |
| 2020s | 48 | #9,551 |
Girl names about as popular as Michell
Questions
- Is Michell a boy or girl name?
- Michell is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Michell were girls.
- How popular is the name Michell?
- 7 baby girls were named Michell in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Michell most popular?
- Michell peaked in 1971, when 290 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #577 in 1967.
- How many people are named Michell?
- 7,583 babies have been named Michell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,102 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
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.