Meshell
- Last seen for girls in 2008 at #17,504
- Peak · girls
- 1966 · 35 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 497since 1958
Meshell over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Meshell has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 |
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| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 |
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| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 |
| 1970 | #2,647 | 27 |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 |
| 1967 | #2,868 | 19 |
| 1966 | #1,952 | 35 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 |
| 1962 | #3,161 | 16 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 |
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| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 |
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First appearance
1958
The first year at least five girls were named Meshell! It came in at #5,408, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1959, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Meshell is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Meshell in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Meshell
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
Rise & fade · girls
8 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1958
- Peaked 1966 at #1,952 (35 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 48,348
- Highest: 1 in 48,348 girls born in 1966 were named Meshell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 378,188 girls born in 2008 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 33.6% of all girls named Meshell (167) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #5,408 (1958) | #5,408 |
| 1960s | 167 | #1,952 (1966) | #3,419 |
| 1970s | 162 | #2,647 (1970) | #4,453 |
| 1980s | 67 | #5,885 (1981) | #9,114 |
| 1990s | 78 | #6,131 (1990) | #10,607 |
| 2000s | 17 | #13,606 (2006) | #15,380 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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