Recorded 1954–1994 Girls' name Peak 1965 309 births

Mashell — girls' name

309 babies named Mashell in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s221960s1441970s901980s411990s12
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Mashell was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

21 babies were named Mashell in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mashell

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Mashell between 1954 and 1994, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mashell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mashell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mashell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mashell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 309 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mashell at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

309

Since 1954

41 years of records

Peak year

1965

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1954

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1994

Mashell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1954

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1965)
21
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 199419841978197419701966196219581954 5

Mashell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
144 births that decade — 47% of Mashell's all-time total
1950s221960s1441970s901980s411990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mashell?
309 babies have been named Mashell since 1954. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1965 with 21 births.
When was Mashell most popular?
Mashell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Mashell been used?
Mashell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 41 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Mashell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mason, Masako, Massiel, Masyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1954–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.