Michelle is a distinctive choice, ranked #346 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Michelle in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#346
US Rank #465
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About the Name Michelle
Michelle is steadily gaining in popularity, up 33 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #153 in 1996, and it currently sits at #360. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Michelle is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Michelle in their class.
In the US it sits at #409 â notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
â Famous People Named Michelle
Michelle Keegan â Michelle Elizabeth Keegan is an English actress.
Michelle Thomas â Michelle Doris Thomas was an American actress.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Michelle
Unlikely. With around 124 UK babies named Michelle per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Michelle in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Michelle has been fairly steady, ranked #346 in 2025 against #393 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #153 in 1996.
Michelle is more popular in the UK (#360) than in the US (#409). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Michelle include: Michelle Keegan, Michelle Greenidge and Michelle Randolph. Short summaries for each appear below.
Michelle appears in the US top 500 at #409 in 2024 â moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
124
UK babies named Michelle (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 47 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Michelle
Almost certainly the only Michelle in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Michelle
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Michelle Yim Wai-ling, better known by her stage name Mai Suet (įąģéŠ), is a Hong Kong actress and elder sister of former actress Sidney Yim Wai-ming also known by stage name Suet Lei (éŠæĒĻ).