girl's name
Micheline
meesh-LEEN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Births on record 113,160
Micheline is the French feminine of Michel, and the name underneath is a question — Michael means who is like God, expecting the answer nobody. It charts in none of the six markets now.
- Micheline is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1931, when 5,750 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 3 syllables.
Micheline over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 740 |
| 1910s | 3,000 |
| 1920s | 25,595 |
| 1930s | 39,410 |
| 1940s | 25,365 |
| 1950s | 13,065 |
| 1960s | 3,505 |
| 1970s | 810 |
| 1980s | 190 |
| 1990s | 75 |
| 2000s | 40 |
| 2010s (to 2016) | 20 |
What Micheline means
Micheline means who is like God, carried from Michel and Michael. The Hebrew is a rhetorical question rather than a statement, asserting that God has no equal at all.
Where Micheline comes from
Micheline is a French feminine diminutive of Michel, the French Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el — mi, who, kha, like, el, God. It is one of very few names that is grammatically a question, and the expected answer is nobody. Michael is named in Daniel, Jude and Revelation as leader of the heavenly host. The -ine ending is the same French diminutive behind Claudine, Josiane and Janine.
Micheline in use
Micheline peaked in France in 1931, when 5,750 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 113,160 lifetime births. The Michelin tire company is unrelated — that is a surname, from the same root by a different route.
How popular is Micheline?
In 2016, Micheline was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Micheline is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Micheline
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Micheline also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Micheline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Micheline
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Micheline in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Micheline
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Micheline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Micheline
What does the name Micheline mean?
Who is like God — a rhetorical question expecting the answer nobody.
Is Micheline related to Michelle?
Yes, both are French feminines of Michel formed differently.
Is the Michelin company related?
Only by root. That is a surname reaching the same origin by a different route.
Does Micheline still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track, despite a 1931 French peak of 5,750 births.
How popular is the name Micheline?
In 2016, Micheline was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Micheline a girl's or a boy's name?
Micheline is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Micheline?
Micheline has 3 syllables.
When was Micheline most popular?
Micheline peaked in 1931, when 5,750 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Micheline?
Micheline is usually shortened to Miche.