Total births
26
Girls' name · since 1959
Mischel
Mischel has 26 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 26
- total births
- 1959–1971
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Mischel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1959.
Mischel has 26 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1971.
- 26 total births
- 1959–1971 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Mischel since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1971.
- 26
- total births
- 1959–1971
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
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.
Mischel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mischel's full recorded timeline at 1967, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mischel at a glance
Last recorded 1971Peak year
1962
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1959
Mischel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1971
- Peak year (1962)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Mischel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Mischel's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Mischel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mischel? ▼
Mischel has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1959, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1971. 9 babies were born in 1962, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mischel since 1959 -- 13 years through the most recent 1971 data.
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.
What to do with Mischel's data
- Mischel's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1970s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mischel
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mischel
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Misha Girl
#2255 4,255 births
Mistie Girl
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Compare Mischel side by side: Mischel vs Misty Mischel vs Misti Mischel vs Missy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1959–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mischel: Baby Name Since 1959 - 26 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mischel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mischel 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 July 2026.