Michelle Yeoh
There are approximately 1 people named Michelle Yeoh living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Michelle with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Yeoh. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Michelle
730K
Alive today
Named Yeoh
456
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 730K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1969
Average age: 48
Top Census group: White (68.4%)
Estimated bearers: 456
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #55,632
Per 100K: 0.13
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (88.7%)
First name trend
Michelle: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Michelle. The peak year was 1969 with 34,457 births. The average person named Michelle today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Michelle
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Michelle, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 68.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Michelle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Michelle at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.4% · 517,730
- Hispanic or Latino13.7% · 103,907
- Black or African American9.0% · 68,176
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.8% · 36,305
- Two or more races3.4% · 26,067
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4,917
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Yeoh surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Yeoh, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 88.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Yeoh described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Yeoh at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander88.7% · 353
- Two or more races4.8% · 19
- White3.5% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino1.5% · 6
- Black or African American1.3% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Michelle has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2130% of the US population, based on 730,105 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Michelle right now.
The surname Yeoh appears at a rate of 0.13 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Michelle Yeoh. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Michelle
FAQ
Michelle Yeoh: questions and answers
How many people are named Michelle Yeoh?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Michelle Yeoh. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2130%) with the surname frequency (0.13 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Michelle Yeoh?
We classify Michelle Yeoh as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Michelle a male or female name?
Michelle is predominantly female. Out of 819,099 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Michelle profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Michelle Yeoh?
Find out how many people are called Michelle Yeoh on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.