Girls' name · since 1954
Mechell
Mechell has 481 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 481
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
481 girls have been named Mechell since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mechell has 481 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1994.
- #12,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 481 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mechell ranks #12,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 481 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 481
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mechell's 481 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Mechell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mechell splits its recorded history at 1973: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mechell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1994
- Peak year (1971)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Mechell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (193 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Mechell's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mechell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s
1960s
193 births
- 1970s
1970s
174 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 193 births (40% of all-time use).
Mechell by state
Where Mechell concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 481 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mechell's data
- Mechell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mechells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mechell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
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 Mechell 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.