Michelleann
A feminine name of French origin, combining "Michelle" and "Ann".
Name Census estimates that about 42 living Americans carry the first name Michelleann. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Michelleann today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Michelleann births was 1988 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Michelleann. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Michelleann. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
42
~ 1 in 8,160,818 Americans
Peak year
1988
7 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2001 SSA rank
#17,065
Tracked since 1977
Popularity
Michelleann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Michelleann from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 23 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Michelleann by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Michelleann during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Michelleanns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Michelleann
The name Michelleann is a relatively modern combination of two older names - Michel and Ann. The first part, Michel, derives from the Hebrew name Michael, meaning "who is like God". It has been a popular name across Europe since the Middle Ages, particularly in France where it took the form Michel.
The second part, Ann or Anne, is the French form of the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor". This was a common Christian name throughout medieval Europe. When combined, Michelleann can be interpreted as "grace of God" or "favored by God".
There are few definitive historical records of this precise spelling being used until relatively recently. However, some examples of noteworthy individuals with similar names include:
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), the renowned French Renaissance philosopher and writer.
Anne Boleyn (c.1501-1536), the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, whose daughter Elizabeth I later became queen.
Michel de Ghelderode (1898-1962), a Belgian French-language playwright and poet.
Anne Bradstreet (c.1612-1672), one of the earliest published writers in British North America.
Michel Foucault (1926-1984), the highly influential French philosopher and social theorist.
While never as widely used historically as its root names Michel and Ann, Michelleann appears to have emerged as a feminized form combining the two in certain English-speaking regions over the past few centuries. Its popularity likely stems from its unique and melodic sound coupled with spiritual undertones.
People
Michelleann + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Michelleann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Michelleann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michelleann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 42 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Michelleann going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 8,160,818 US residents.
Is Michelleann a common name?
We classify Michelleann as "Very Rare". It ranks above 51.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 44 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Michelleann most popular?
The single biggest year for Michelleann was 1988, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Michelleann is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Michelleann in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Michelleann a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Michelleann in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Michelleann still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Michelleann in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Michelleann can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Michelleann?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.