Girls' name · since 1957
Mishell
Mishell has 516 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,201 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mishell is the #15201 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 516 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishell has been recorded 516 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #15201 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #11,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,201 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 516 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishell ranks #11,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,201 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 516 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,201 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mishell's 516 recorded births place it above 83.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mishell compares
516 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Mishell's all-time total is 37% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mishell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 516 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mishell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mishell's full recorded timeline at 1993, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mishell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Mishell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Mishell's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mishell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mishell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mishell's total volume
Mishell by state
Where Mishell concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 516 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mishell's data
- Mishell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mishells (5 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Mishell
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mishell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Mishell 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.