Recorded 1960–1995 Girls' name Peak 1964 114 births

Mashelle — girls' name

114 babies named Mashelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s731970s351990s6

The verdict

114 girls have been named Mashelle since 1960, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1995.

114
total births
1960–1995
years on record
1960s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Mashelle was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mashelle in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mashelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Mashelle between 1960 and 1995, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mashelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mashelle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mashelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mashelle 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 114 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.

Mashelle at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

114

Since 1960

36 years of records

Peak year

1964

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1960

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1995

Mashelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1960

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1964)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 19951973197119691966196419621960 8

Mashelle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
73 births that decade — 64% of Mashelle's all-time total
1960s731970s351990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mashelle?
114 babies have been named Mashelle since 1960. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1964 with 10 births.
When was Mashelle most popular?
Mashelle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Mashelle been used?
Mashelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 36 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Mashelle?
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, 1960–1995 (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.