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How popular is the name Michele?
Births per year, rank history and how many Micheles are alive today.
Michele (female), a spelling of Michelle, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2022 (ranked 5670th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1964, when around 410 babies were given the name, the 96th most popular that year. At least 6,900 babies have been named Michele in England and Wales since 1964. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Michele include Mia and Mica.
Across all spellings of the name, the Michelle you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Michelles born in England and Wales are between 45 and 56, and there are at least 120,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 32% chance that at least one of them will be called Michelle.
How many babies are named Michele each year?
Includes all spellings: Michele, Michelle. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Michele spelling rank?
Where does the Michelle spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Michele most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Michelle, peaked in 1974, when around 6,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Michele spelling itself peaked in 1964, with around 410 babies.
How many people are called Michele?
At least 120,000 people named Michele in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Michele?
Most living Micheles are between 45 and 56; the most common age is about 52.
Is Michele becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.