Recorded 1979–1982 Girls' name Peak 1979 19 births

Mecole — girls' name

19 babies named Mecole in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

19 girls have been named Mecole since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1982.

19
total births
1979–1982
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Mecole was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mecole in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mecole

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Mecole between 1979 and 1982, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mecole currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mecole performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mecole shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mecole 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 19 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.

Mecole at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

19

Since 1979

4 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1979

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1982

Mecole popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1979

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198219811979 7

Mecole by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 63% of Mecole's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mecole?
19 babies have been named Mecole since 1979. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Mecole most popular?
Mecole was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Mecole been used?
Mecole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 4 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Mecole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mechelle, Mecca, Mechele, Mechell, 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, 1979–1982 (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.