Girls' name · since 1965
Reshell
Reshell has 50 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Reshell since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reshell has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1980.
- #35,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1965
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reshell ranks #35,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.
- #35,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Reshell's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Reshell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Reshell's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Reshell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1980
- Peak year (1966)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Reshell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (25 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Reshell's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Reshell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 25 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Reshell's data
- Reshell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Reshell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1965–1980 (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 Reshell 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.