MICHELLE is ranked as the 52nd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 945,253.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 296.45 people named MICHELLE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MICHELLE is 773,935.
The SSA data also shows that MICHELLE is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MICHELLE is
76.3% White,
7.7% Hispanic origin,
11.4% Black,
2.6% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name MICHELLE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MICHELLE is included in the following name categories:
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
French feminine given name
German Common surname
Common Danish feminine given name - DST Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Greek Byzantine surname
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MICHELLE
The state with the most people named
MICHELLE is
California where
113,561 people have this name.
Maine is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MICHELLE, as
585.86 in every 100,000
Mainers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Maine is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Mississippi
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MICHELLE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
31,678
245.94
99.9%
Indiana
18,034
273.38
99.8%
Iowa
11,512
370.5
99.8%
Kansas
7,377
254.02
99.5%
Michigan
41,179
415.54
100.0%
Minnesota
22,145
405.79
99.9%
Missouri
4,600
153.64
99.4%
Nebraska
5,433
288.78
99.4%
North Dakota
2,002
270.77
98.7%
Ohio
32,810
282.99
99.8%
South Dakota
1,998
234.24
98.4%
Wisconsin
21,685
376.63
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name MICHELLE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,768
239.97
98.4%
Arizona
15,289
227.12
99.7%
California
113,561
292.67
100.0%
Colorado
15,411
287.74
99.8%
Hawaii
4,257
299.85
99.8%
Idaho
3,888
237.89
99.3%
Montana
2,157
210.75
98.7%
Nevada
7,053
248.41
99.7%
New Mexico
4,265
204.5
99.3%
Oregon
9,279
233.71
99.6%
Utah
8,538
290.13
99.6%
Washington
24,681
349.51
99.9%
Wyoming
1,278
218.7
98.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MICHELLE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
14,825
412.19
99.9%
Maine
7,792
585.86
99.8%
Massachusetts
32,269
478.38
99.9%
New Hampshire
7,363
554.92
99.8%
New Jersey
30,929
346.03
99.9%
New York
71,636
362.78
100.0%
Pennsylvania
34,240
267.77
99.8%
Rhode Island
5,223
494.95
99.8%
Vermont
1,639
261.51
99.1%
South States
State stats for the first name MICHELLE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MICHELLE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named MICHELLE.
The most popular full name is MICHELLE Smith.
0.87% of all the people named MICHELLE
have this family name.
There are 60255 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MICHELLE