Girls' name · since 1954
Mishelle
1,183 babies named Mishelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,685 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,183
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,183 babies have been named Mishelle since 1954, making it today's #15193 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mishelle recorded 1,183 times among girls since 1954, holding rank #15193 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #6,685 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,193 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,183 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishelle ranks #6,685 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,193 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,183 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,685 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,183
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mishelle's 1,183 recorded births place it above 90.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mishelle compares
1,183 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Mishelle's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mishelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,183 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mishelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mishelle splits its recorded history at 1991: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mishelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Mishelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (305 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Mishelle's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mishelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
305 births
- 1970s
1970s
234 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 305 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mishelle 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 Mishelle's total volume
Mishelle by state
Where Mishelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 63 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
63 of 1,183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Mishelle's data
- Mishelle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (305 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mishelles (63 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mishelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Mishelle 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.