Girls' name · since 1968
Mishel
310 babies named Mishel in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,273 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mishel is the #15273 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 310 recorded since 1968.
Mishel has 310 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15273 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #15,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,273 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 310 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishel ranks #15,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,273 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 310 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,273 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mishel's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mishel compares
310 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mishel's all-time total is 18% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mishel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 310 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mishel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mishel's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mishel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Mishel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (97 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Mishel's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mishel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 97 births (31% of all-time use).
Mishel by state
Where Mishel concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mishel's data
- Mishel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mishels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mishel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Mishel 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 August 2026.