Girls' name · since 1960
Mychelle
656 babies named Mychelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 656
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mychelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 656 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mychelle has been recorded 656 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2020.
- #9,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 656 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mychelle ranks #9,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 656 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 656
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mychelle's 656 recorded births place it above 86.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mychelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mychelle's full recorded timeline at 1989, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mychelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2020
- Peak year (1992)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Mychelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (195 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Mychelle's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mychelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
195 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 195 births (30% of all-time use).
How Mychelle 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 Mychelle's total volume
Mychelle by state
Where Mychelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
15 of 656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mychelle's data
- Mychelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mychelles (15 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mychelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1960–2020 (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 Mychelle 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.