Meaning and history
Michele is the Italian masculine form of Michael and an English feminine variant of Michelle. Michael comes from Hebrew and means "who is like God?" Notable bearers include Italian fashion designer Michele Ferrero and American actress Michele Lee.
20062006: 149 births, rank #1,480
2007: 107 births, rank #1,929
2008: 98 births, rank #2,078
2009: 88 births, rank #2,227
2010: 72 births, rank #2,538
20112011: 58 births, rank #2,945
2012: 62 births, rank #2,805
2013: 63 births, rank #2,726
2014: 48 births, rank #3,326
2015: 61 births, rank #2,846
20162016: 60 births, rank #2,829
2017: 36 births, rank #4,066
2018: 31 births, rank #4,458
2019: 28 births, rank #4,773
2020: 35 births, rank #4,005
20212021: 22 births, rank #5,573
2022: 33 births, rank #4,295
2023: 24 births, rank #5,248
2024: 35 births, rank #4,114
20252025: 28 births, rank #4,758
Michele rose from #891 to #864 for girls between 2000 and 2001. Its highest annual birth count came in 1968, with 11,219 births.