ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1933 First Year 2010 Last Year 1947 Peak Year #859 Peak Rank 2K Total Count 65 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Michaele What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Michaele is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Michaele Jordana, Canadian painter and musician Michaele Pride-Wells, American architect and educator Michaele Salahi, American television personality and model Michaele Schreyer, German politician Michaele Vollbracht (1947–2018), American fashion designer Michaele Whelan, American academic administrator Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaele) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaele) 📖 ## The Story of Michaele Michaele first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1933, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 104 Michaeles were born — ranking #859 that year. As of 2026, Michaele ranks #13,446 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Michaeles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Michaele Phonetically similar names — useful when Michaele is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Michael](/michael) * [Micheal](/micheal) * [Michel](/michel) * [Maikel](/maikel) * [Mickle](/mickle) * [Mikel](/mikel) * Mackle * Muckle * [Mical](/mical) * [Mickel](/mickel) * [Mikal](/mikal) * Meikle Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Michaele What does the name Michaele mean? Michaele is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Michaele Jordana, Canadian painter and musician Michaele Pride-Wells, American architect and educator Michaele Salahi, American television personality and model Michaele Schreyer, German politician Michaele Vollbracht (1947–2018), American fashion designer Michaele Whelan, American academic administrator How popular is Michaele in 2026? In 2026, Michaele ranks #13,446 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year. When was Michaele most popular? Michaele reached its peak popularity in 1947, ranking #859 that year with 104 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Michaele most popular? Michaele has historically been most popular in Connecticut, Colorado, Oregon. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Michaele. Is Michaele a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Michaele is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Michaele? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Michaele include Karis, Tawny, Cordie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧KarisPeak #859](/karis)[👧TawnyPeak #859](/tawny)[👧CordiePeak #858](/cordie)[👧EleonorePeak #860](/eleonore)[👧CarlotaPeak #860](/carlota)[👧SanjuanaPeak #858](/sanjuana)[👧AustinPeak #860](/austin)[👧LinettePeak #860](/linette) ## About the name Michaele Michaele is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Michaele's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #859\. Use the chart and map above to compare Michaele's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1947 → ](/year/1947) * [ Names of the 1940s → ](/decade/1940s) * [ Names starting with "M" → ](/letter/m) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.