Girls' name · since 1956
Mishele
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Mishele, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mishele sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishele has been recorded 54 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1993.
- #34,144 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishele ranks #34,144 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #34,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mishele's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mishele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mishele's full recorded timeline at 1970, 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 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mishele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1993
- Peak year (1970)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Mishele by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (22 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Mishele's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Mishele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 22 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mishele's data
- Mishele's decade-level peak was the 1960s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mishele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1956–1993 (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 Mishele 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.