Recorded 1956–1978 Girls' name Peak 1965 162 births

Mischell — girls' name

162 babies named Mischell in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s191960s951970s48
1960s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Mischell was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

18 babies were named Mischell in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mischell

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Mischell between 1956 and 1978, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mischell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mischell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mischell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mischell 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 162 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.

Mischell at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

162

Since 1956

23 years of records

Peak year

1965

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1956

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1978

Mischell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1956

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1965)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 1978197219691966196319601956 6

Mischell by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
95 births that decade — 59% of Mischell's all-time total
1950s191960s951970s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mischell?
162 babies have been named Mischell since 1956. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1965 with 18 births.
When was Mischell most popular?
Mischell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Mischell been used?
Mischell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 23 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Mischell?
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, 1956–1978 (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.