Girls' name · since 1985
Monchel
Monchel has 56 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Monchel since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Monchel has 56 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1988.
- #33,736 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monchel ranks #33,736 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Monchel's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Monchel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Monchel splits its recorded history at 1987: 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 1988 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Monchel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1988
- Peak year (1986)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Monchel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (56 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Monchel's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Monchel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 56 births (100% of all-time use).
Monchel by state
Where Monchel concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 13 | 23.2% |
13 of 56 births nationwide.
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- Louisiana records the most Monchels (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Monchel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1985–1988 (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 Monchel 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.