Girls' name · since 1947
Mechelle
4,386 babies named Mechelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,386
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mechelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,386 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Mechelle recorded 4,386 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2021.
- #2,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,386 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mechelle ranks #2,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,386 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,386
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mechelle's 4,386 recorded births place it above 96.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Mechelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mechelle splits its recorded history at 1982: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 287 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mechelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2021
- Peak year (1968)
- 287
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Mechelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,619 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Mechelle's strongest decade.
1,619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Mechelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 284
1950s
284 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,619 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,353 births
- 1980s 552
1980s
552 births
- 1990s 373
1990s
373 births
- 2000s 134
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,619 births (37% of all-time use).
How Mechelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mechelle's total volume
Mechelle by state
Where Mechelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 380 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 316 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 164 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 135 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 133 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 118 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 113 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 92 | 2.1% |
380 of 4,386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Mechelle appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mechelle's data
- Mechelle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,619 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mechelles (380 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mechelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1947–2021 (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 Mechelle 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.