How Many People Are Named Michaele?
An estimated 1,357 people in the United States have the first name Michaele. It is predominantly female (98.9%). The average bearer is 60 years old, and Michaele peaked in popularity in 1947 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michaele as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Michaele paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,357
About 1 in 252,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.9% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1947
104 births
Total Registered
1,837
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michaele
Michaele is predominantly female (98.9%), though 21 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Michaele as a male name
Ranked #11,733 in 2001
5 male births in 2001
Peak: 1981 (6 births)
Michaele as a female name
Ranked #14,468 in 2010
7 female births in 2010
Peak: 1947 (104 births)
Michaele: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michaele span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 537 babies were registered. Michaele has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Michaele by Decade
How has Michaele tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Michaele by State
Birth registrations for Michaele span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado. On average, about 35 Michaeles were registered per state.
Michaele + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michaele as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Michaele
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Michaele: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michaele?
We estimate approximately 1,357 people named Michaele are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 252,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Michaele a common name?
Michaele is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,837 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michaele most popular?
Michaele reached peak popularity in 1947, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michaele is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michaele a female name?
Michaele is predominantly female. 98.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michaele Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michaele Smith, Michaele Johnson, Michaele Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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