Recorded 1945–1993 Girls' name Peak 1966 967 births

Mischelle — girls' name

967 babies named Mischelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s141950s1411960s5121970s2361980s471990s17
1960s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mischelle was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

67 babies were named Mischelle in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mischelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 967 babies named Mischelle between 1945 and 1993, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mischelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mischelle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 512 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mischelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Mischelle in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mischelle 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 967 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.

Mischelle at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

967

Since 1945

49 years of records

Peak year

1966

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1945

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1993

Mischelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1945

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1966)
67
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080 199319821977197219671962195719521945 9

Mischelle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
512 births that decade — 53% of Mischelle's all-time total
1940s141950s1411960s5121970s2361980s471990s17

Mischelle by state

Where Mischelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mischelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
48 5.0%
#2 Ohio
25 2.6%
#3 Illinois
15 1.6%
#4 Texas
11 1.1%
#5 Indiana
10 1.0%
#6 Washington
7 0.7%
#7 Michigan
6 0.6%
#8 Kentucky
5 0.5%
California share of Mischelle's total US births 5.0%
Even split

48 of 967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mischelle?
967 babies have been named Mischelle since 1945. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1966 with 67 births.
When was Mischelle most popular?
Mischelle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 512 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Mischelle most popular?
The top states for the name Mischelle are California (48 births), Ohio (25 births), Illinois (15 births).
How long has the name Mischelle been used?
Mischelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 49 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Mischelle?
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.

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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, 1945–1993 (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.