Schell — boys' name
7 babies named Schell in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
100% of everyone ever named Schell was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Schell in 1962 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Schell
The Social Security Administration has registered 7 babies named Schell between 1962 and 1962, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Schell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Schell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1965.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Schell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Schell 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 7 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.
Schell at a glance
Last recorded 1962Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Schell popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1962
- Peak year (1962)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1962.
7 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1962 with 7 births in a single year.
Schell popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1965 (Schell as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Schell accounts for 42% of total recorded use across both genders.
Schell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 7 births that decade — 100% of Schell's all-time total
Schell decade highlights
- Peak decade 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Schell's strongest decade
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1962–1962 (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.