Recorded 1954–1994 Girls' name Peak 1971 481 births

Mechell — girls' name

481 babies named Mechell in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s391960s1931970s1741980s451990s30
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mechell was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

36 babies were named Mechell in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mechell

The Social Security Administration has registered 481 babies named Mechell between 1954 and 1994, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mechell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mechell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mechell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mechell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mechell 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 481 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.

Mechell at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

481

Since 1954

41 years of records

Peak year

1971

36 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

Mechell popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1971)
36
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 19941988198119751970196519601954 7

Mechell by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
193 births that decade — 40% of Mechell's all-time total
1950s391960s1931970s1741980s451990s30

Mechell by state

Where Mechell concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mechell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.0%
Texas share of Mechell's total US births 1.0%

5 of 481 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mechell?
481 babies have been named Mechell since 1954. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1971 with 36 births.
When was Mechell most popular?
Mechell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Mechell most popular?
The top states for the name Mechell are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Mechell been used?
Mechell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 41 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Mechell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mechelle, Mecca, Mechele, Meckenzie, 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.