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    The first name Jean-Michel

    A unisex name.

    3 syllables Unisex

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Jean-Michel at birth, 1880–2025

    In 1998, 8 boys born in the United States were named Jean-Michel, the 7,156th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 9 were.

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    42
    babies named Jean-Michel since 1880
    #7,156
    rank in 1998
    1991
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Jean-Michel

    39 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jean-Michel Jarre
      French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)
    • Jean-Michel Basquiat
      American artist (1960–1988)
    • Jean-Michel Saive
      Belgian table tennis player, born 1969
    • Jean-Michel Blanquer
      French politician and jurist, born 1964
    • Jean-Michel Charlier
      Belgian comics artist (1924-1989)
    • Jean-Michel Lucenay
      French épée fencer, born 1978
    • Jean-Michel Henry
      French fencer, born 1963
    • Jean-Michel Cousteau
      French oceanographic explorer, born 1938
    • Jean-Michel Aulas
      French businessman and politician (born 1949)
    • Jean-Michel Monin
      French cyclist, born 1967
    • Jean-Michel Ferri
      French footballer (born 1969)
    • Jean-Michel Larqué
      French football player, manager and sports journalist (born 1947)

    Questions

    When was Jean-Michel most popular?
    1991 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Jean-Michel, its highest rank at 5,714th.