unisex name

Michelin

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 35

Michelin is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 57% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1990 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1978, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Michelin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1990, not a full ten years.

13
'70 '90
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Births named Michelin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 13
1990s (to 1990) 7

How popular is Michelin?

In 1990, Michelin was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Michelin is used

France #1,568 5 in 1961
United States #11,074 7 in 1990

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Michelin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Michelin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Michelin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Michelin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Michelin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Michelin

How popular is the name Michelin?

In 1990, Michelin was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Michelin a girl's or a boy's name?

Michelin is used for both girls and boys. About 57% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Michelin?

Michelin has 3 syllables.

When was Michelin most popular?

Michelin peaked in 1978, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.