Given name

Mishelle

“who is like God?”

Mishelle is a variant of Michelle. In French use, Michelle carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mishelle is a variant of Michelle. In French use, Michelle carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Mishelle through the years

Babies since 1880
1,183
0 boys · 1,183 girls
Most popular year
1969
54 babies
2025
5
#16,503 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−30%
Easing
0102030401960198020002025Highest share 19693.1
Mishelle in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1954–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,503 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,218 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Mishelle’s family of names

Mishelle has a related form in Michelle.

Walk Mishelle’s family in the name graph

MishelleMishellMyshelleMichelle

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Mishelle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Michele

“who is like God?”

26RareEasing

18% boys · 82% girls

French

Rochelle

“from the little rock”

26RareEasing

>99% girls

English

Missy

“resembling a honeybee”

23RareRising fast

>99% girls

 

Lynelle

“a man of the lake”

26RareRising fast

>99% girls

French · Biblical

Rachelle

“ewe”

31RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Marcie

“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”

30RareRising fast

>99% girls

Nature

Marnie

“woman of the sea”

38RareRising fast

>99% girls

Royal

Kimberlee

“of the royal fortress”

26RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mishelle’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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