Recorded 1985–1988 Girls' name Peak 1986 56 births

Monchel — girls' name

56 babies named Monchel in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s56
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Monchel was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

23 babies were named Monchel in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monchel

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Monchel between 1985 and 1988, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monchel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monchel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Monchel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monchel 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 56 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.

Monchel at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

56

Since 1985

4 years of records

Peak year

1986

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1985

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1988

Monchel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1985

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1986)
23
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
510152025 1988198719861985 12

Monchel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
56 births that decade — 100% of Monchel's all-time total
1980s56

Monchel by state

Where Monchel concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Monchel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
13 23.2%
Louisiana share of Monchel's total US births 23.2%

13 of 56 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monchel?
56 babies have been named Monchel since 1985. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1986 with 23 births.
When was Monchel most popular?
Monchel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Monchel most popular?
The top states for the name Monchel are Louisiana (13 births).
How long has the name Monchel been used?
Monchel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 4 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Monchel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monica, Monique, Mona, Monika, 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, 1985–1988 (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.