Recorded 1960–2020 Girls' name Peak 1992 656 births

Mychelle — girls' name

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.

1960s951970s931980s1011990s1952000s1072010s592020s6
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Mychelle was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

34 babies were named Mychelle in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mychelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 656 babies named Mychelle between 1960 and 2020, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mychelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mychelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mychelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Mychelle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mychelle 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 656 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.

Mychelle at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

656

Since 1960

61 years of records

Peak year

1992

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1960

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2020

Mychelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1960

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1992)
34
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
010203040 202020102002199519881980197319661960 6

Mychelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
195 births that decade — 30% of Mychelle's all-time total
1960s951970s931980s1011990s1952000s1072010s592020s6

Mychelle by state

Where Mychelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mychelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 2.3%
#2 Illinois
5 0.8%
California share of Mychelle's total US births 2.3%
Even split

15 of 656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mychelle?
656 babies have been named Mychelle since 1960. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1992 with 34 births.
When was Mychelle most popular?
Mychelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Mychelle most popular?
The top states for the name Mychelle are California (15 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Mychelle been used?
Mychelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 61 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Mychelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mycah, Mychaela, Myca, Mychal, 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, 1960–2020 (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.