How Many People Are Named Mashell?
An estimated 266 people in the United States have the first name Mashell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Mashell peaked in popularity in 1965 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mashell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mashell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
266
About 1 in 1,288,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1965
21 births
Total Registered
309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mashell
Mashell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 309 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mashell as a female name
Ranked #14,884 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1965 (21 births)
Mashell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mashell span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 144 babies were registered. Mashell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mashell by Decade
How has Mashell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mashell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mashell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mashell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mashell?
We estimate approximately 266 people named Mashell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,288,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Mashell a common name?
Mashell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mashell most popular?
Mashell reached peak popularity in 1965, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mashell is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mashell a female name?
Mashell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mashell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mashell Smith, Mashell Johnson, Mashell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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