Michele
Michele is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.
Meaning & Origin of Michele
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Michele is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael.
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The Story of Michele
Michele first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 11,219 Micheles were born — ranking #29 that year. As of 2026, Michele ranks #4,390 for baby girls with 32 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 223K Micheles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Michele
Michele is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 223K births in the dataset. Michele's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #29. Use the chart and map above to compare Michele's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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