Meshell

MEH-shehl /ˈmɛʃɛl/
girl 2 syllables fading

Meshell is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Meshell is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Meshell was first reported in SSA data in 1958 and peaked in 1966 (35 births).

About the name Meshell

PronunciationMEH-shehl /ˈmɛʃɛl/
35peak births 1966
1958first in SSA data

Names similar to Meshell

How popular is Meshell?

Girls named Meshell
1958196019701980199020002008
Girls named Meshell per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1958–2008 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2008) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Meshell total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200855#19,500
200677#14,607
200055#16,697
199955#16,028
199855#15,752
19977—#11,658
19969—#9,312
199510—#8,522
19945—#14,926
19936—#12,876
19927—#11,270
199110—#8,384
199014—#6,348
19898—#9,334
19886—#11,265
19877—#9,442
19865—#12,124
19857—#8,933
19846—#9,914
19837—#8,650
19825—#11,636
198111—#6,167
19805—#11,498
19796—#9,739
197814—#4,840
197710—#6,177
197614—#4,509
197518—#3,718
197419—#3,517
197313—#4,509
197216—#3,828
197125—#2,847
197027—#2,678
196922—#2,888
196818—#3,127
196719—#2,936
196635—#1,971
196517—#3,119
19648—#5,308
196311—#4,180
196216—#3,252
196112—#3,936
19609—#4,664
19586—#5,879