Meaning of the nameMichele
- Female
- French origin
- Hebrew origin
- Mi-che-le
- Biblical name
Michele is a female name linked to the French Michèle and Michelle, feminine forms of Michel, which goes back to the Hebrew 'who is like God?'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Michel (Miguel), 'who is like God?'”
Source: Wiktionary: Michele · Wiktionary: Michelle · Behind the Name: Michelle
- People (2022)
- 187,281
- Rank in Brazil
- #176
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 202,003
- people
Michele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Michele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (85,964 people).
186,219 women 1,062 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Michele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Michele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.141%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.141%
- São Paulo 0.109%
- Santa Catarina 0.106%
- Paraná 0.096%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 48,567 | 0.109% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 22,613 | 0.141% |
| Minas Gerais | 18,936 | 0.092% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15,392 | 0.141% |
| Bahia | 12,787 | 0.090% |
| Paraná | 11,016 | 0.096% |
| Santa Catarina | 8,077 | 0.106% |
| Pernambuco | 6,400 | 0.071% |
| Pará | 5,701 | 0.070% |
| Goiás | 4,884 | 0.069% |
| Ceará | 4,413 | 0.050% |
| Maranhão | 3,553 | 0.052% |
| Amazonas | 2,978 | 0.076% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,973 | 0.078% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,460 | 0.087% |
| Paraíba | 2,336 | 0.059% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,146 | 0.059% |
| Alagoas | 2,126 | 0.068% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,951 | 0.071% |
| Sergipe | 1,824 | 0.083% |
| Piauí | 1,433 | 0.044% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,399 | 0.042% |
| Rondônia | 1,069 | 0.068% |
| Tocantins | 710 | 0.047% |
| Amapá | 634 | 0.086% |
| Acre | 507 | 0.061% |
| Roraima | 396 | 0.062% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Michele
As a female name, Wiktionary records Michele as equivalent to Michelle, from the French spelling Michèle, and Michelle is the feminine form of the French Michel (Miguel), according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. The name goes back to the Hebrew Mikhael, 'who is like God?', which Wiktionary gives in the etymology of the Italian Michele, a male name in Italy. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes the name as Mich + -ele and lists Michelle among the spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 187,281 people named Michele, with a median age of 34. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with a single L, the same as the Italian form.
Other spellings of Michele
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Michele | 187,281 |
| Michelle | 48,598 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Michele · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Michelle · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Michelle · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Michele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Michele
What does the name Michele mean?
Michele means “feminine form of Michel (Miguel), 'who is like God?'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Michele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 187,281 people with the first name Michele, which ranks it number 176 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Michele a boy's or a girl's name?
Michele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 186,219 women and 1,062 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Michele?
Michele is a name of French and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Michele most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.141% of the state's population is named Michele (15,392 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Michele?
Michelle. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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