Michelina
Bellisio Foods Incorporated is an American frozen food manufacturer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company was founded by Jeno Paulucci in Duluth, Minnesota, and is now owned by Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited of Thailand. Its products are primarily sold in the United States and are also distributed in more than 12 countries, including Canada, Australia, Russia and China.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Michelina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bellisio Foods Incorporated is an American frozen food manufacturer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company was founded by Jeno Paulucci in Duluth, Minnesota, and is now owned by Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited of Thailand. Its products are primarily sold in the United States and are also distributed in more than 12 countries, including Canada, Australia, Russia and China.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Michelina
Michelina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 56 births, good for #997 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Michelinas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,998 among baby girl names with 20 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Michelinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Michelina
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Names that sound like Michelina
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About the name Michelina
Michelina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Michelina's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #964. Use the chart and map above to compare Michelina'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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