Girls' name · since 1967
Nachelle
449 babies named Nachelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 449
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nachelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 449 have been recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Nachelle recorded 449 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2012.
- #12,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 449 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nachelle ranks #12,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 449 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 449
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nachelle's 449 recorded births place it above 82.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nachelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nachelle's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nachelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2012
- Peak year (1992)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Nachelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (153 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Nachelle's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nachelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 153 births (34% of all-time use).
Nachelle by state
Where Nachelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nachelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nachelles (5 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 Nachelle: 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 (~45 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, 1967–2012 (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 Nachelle 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.