Girls' name · since 1954
Mashell
Mashell has 309 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 309
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
309 girls have been named Mashell since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mashell recorded 309 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1994.
- #15,655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 309 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mashell ranks #15,655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 309 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 309
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mashell's 309 recorded births place it above 78.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mashell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mashell's full recorded timeline at 1971, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mashell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1994
- Peak year (1965)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Mashell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (144 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Mashell's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Mashell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
144 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 144 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mashell's data
- Mashell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mashell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mashell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.