Recorded 1956–1993 Girls' name Peak 1970 54 births

Mishele — girls' name

54 babies named Mishele in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s221970s151980s51990s5
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mishele was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mishele in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mishele

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Mishele between 1956 and 1993, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mishele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mishele performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mishele shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mishele 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 54 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.

Mishele at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

54

Since 1956

38 years of records

Peak year

1970

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1956

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1993

Mishele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1956

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 19931988197119701969196319611956 7

Mishele by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
22 births that decade — 41% of Mishele's all-time total
1950s71960s221970s151980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mishele?
54 babies have been named Mishele since 1956. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1970 with 10 births.
When was Mishele most popular?
Mishele was most popular in the 1960s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Mishele been used?
Mishele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 38 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Mishele?
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, 1956–1993 (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.