Michelle

French variation of Michael

"who is like God"

Michelle Origin and Meaning

The name Michelle is a girl's name of French origin meaning "who is like God".

Michelle is the feminine form of Michel, the French variation of Michael. Michael was derived from the Hebrew name Mihka’el, meaning "who is like God." The alternate spelling Michele, with one "L," was the original version of the name. Michelle appeared as a later Anglicization in the 20th century.

Onetime superstar name (Number 4 in the seventies) that's now in steep decline, having dropped out of the Top 100. Former First Lady Michelle Obama keeps it in the spotlight. Today's feminine form of Michael is more likely to be some form of Michaela...or Makayla.

Michelle Rank in US Top 1000

# 401 in the US

Michelle Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 540 on Nameberry

Michelle Popularity

• 401 US 2023
• 540 Nameberry 2024
• 477 England 2021
• 194 Germany 2016
• 75 Mexico 2021
• 197 Switzerland 2019

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Famous People Named Michelle

• Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President Barack Obama
• Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch American singer
• Michelle Suzanne Dockery English actress
• Michelle Wingshan Kwan American Olympic figure skater
• Michelle Lynn Monaghan American actress
• Michelle Marie Pfieffer American actress
• (Mayte) Michelle Rodriguez American actress
• Michelle Christine Tratchenberg American actress
• Michelle Ingrid Williams American actress
• (Tenitra) Michelle Williams American R&B singer of Destiny's Child
• (Verónica) Michelle Bachelet 35th President of Chile
• Michelle Phillips (born Holly Michelle Gilliam) American singer of The Mamas & the Papas
• Michelle Annette Duggar American reality TV personality
• Michelle Hurst American actress
• Michelle Sung Wie Korean,American golfer
• Michel'le Toussaint American R&B singer
• Michelle Leigh McCool American pro wrestler
• Michelle Uberreste designer & contestant on "Under the Gunn"
• Michelle Elizabeth Benson Keegan English actress
• Michelle Renee Forbes American actress
• Michelle Claire Ryan English actress
• Michelle Kathleen Monkhouse Canadian model
• Michelle Hodkin American author and actress
• (Mary) Michelle Nunn American philanthropist and politician
• Michelle Yeoh (Choo Kheng), Chinese,Malaysian actress
• Michelle Phan beauty Youtuber
• Michelle Borth American actress
• Michelle Williams Canadian swimmer
• Michelle Smith Irish swimmer
• Michelle Pearl Heyman Australian soccer player

Michelle in Pop Culture

• Michelle Elizabeth Tanner character on TV's "Full House"
• Michelle Annabeth Flaherty character in the American Pie film series
• Michelle Kaioh character in anime 'Sailor Moon'
• Michelle Chang character in the Tekken video games
• Michelle Dessler character on TV's "24"
• Michelle Dubois character on British TV series "'Allo 'Allo!"
• Michelle Fowler character on British soap opera EastEnders
• Michelle "Chelle" Richardson character on British TV series "Skins"
• Michelle Scully character on Australian soap opera "Neighbours"
• Michelle Harris character in "Sims" series
• Michelle Marlon the "daughter" of Gallerian Marlon in the Evilious Chronicles
• Michelle Mallon character in British sitcom "Derry Girls"
• Michelle character in video game Grand Theft Auto IV
• Michelle character in Marvel Universe
• "Michelle " a song by the Beatles
• "My Michelle " a song by Guns N Roses
• "Michelle" song by Sir Chloe