Michelena
Michelena is a town in Táchira state, Venezuela. It was founded in 1849 by José Amando Pérez. It had a population of 14,759 in 2011.
Meaning & Origin of Michelena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Michelena is a town in Táchira state, Venezuela. It was founded in 1849 by José Amando Pérez. It had a population of 14,759 in 2011.
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The Story of Michelena
Michelena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 12 Michelenas were born — ranking #2,731 that year. As of 2026, Michelena ranks #13,316 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 79 Michelenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Michelena
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- Ilich Ramírez Sánchez , also known as Carlos the Jackal, currently serving life sentence in France for killing three people, was born here.
- Marcos Pérez Jiménez , a former president of Venezuela, was born there.
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About the name Michelena
Michelena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Michelena's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,731. Use the chart and map above to compare Michelena'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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