Recorded 1962–1978 Girls' name Peak 1966 39 births

Meschelle — girls' name

39 babies named Meschelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

39 girls have been named Meschelle since 1962, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1978.

39
total births
1962–1978
years on record
1960s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Meschelle was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

9 babies were named Meschelle in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meschelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Meschelle between 1962 and 1978, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meschelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meschelle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meschelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meschelle 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 39 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.

Meschelle at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

39

Since 1962

17 years of records

Peak year

1966

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1962

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1978

Meschelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1962

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1966)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Meschelle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
26 births that decade — 67% of Meschelle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meschelle?
39 babies have been named Meschelle since 1962. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1966 with 9 births.
When was Meschelle most popular?
Meschelle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Meschelle been used?
Meschelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 17 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Meschelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mesha, Messiah, Mesa, Meshell, 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, 1962–1978 (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.