Over the past 110 years, 1 517 boys and 810 449 girls have been named Michelle. The name Michelle ranks 2118th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Michelle in 1960. The peak of popularity of the name Michelle came in the 1970s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.