Michell
Michell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Anthony Michell (1870–1959), Australian mechanical engineer Bert S.
Meaning & Origin of Michell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Michell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Anthony Michell (1870–1959), Australian mechanical engineer Bert S.
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The Story of Michell
As a girl name
Michell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1946, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1971: 290 births, good for #596 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Michells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 7K Michells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Michell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1926, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 20 births, good for #1,989 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Michells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 588 Michells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Michell
Michell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Michell's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #596. Use the chart and map above to compare Michell'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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