Recorded 1959–1971 Girls' name Peak 1962 26 births

Mischel — girls' name

26 babies named Mischel in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s151970s6
1960s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Mischel was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mischel in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mischel

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Mischel between 1959 and 1971, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mischel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mischel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mischel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mischel 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 26 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.

Mischel at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

26

Since 1959

13 years of records

Peak year

1962

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1959

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1971

Mischel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1959

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1962)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
45678910 1971196719621959 5

Mischel by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 58% of Mischel's all-time total
1950s51960s151970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mischel?
26 babies have been named Mischel since 1959. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1962 with 9 births.
When was Mischel most popular?
Mischel was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Mischel been used?
Mischel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 13 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Mischel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Misty, Misti, Missy, Misha, 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, 1959–1971 (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.