How Many People Are Named Mishel?
An estimated 297 people in the United States have the first name Mishel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Mishel peaked in popularity in 2008 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mishel 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 Mishel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
297
About 1 in 1,154,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
14 births
Total Registered
304
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mishel
Mishel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 304 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mishel as a female name
Ranked #12,995 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (14 births)
Mishel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mishel span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 97 babies were registered. While Mishel is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mishel by Decade
How has Mishel 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.
Mishel by State
Mishel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mishel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mishel
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Mishel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mishel?
We estimate approximately 297 people named Mishel 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 1,154,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Mishel a common name?
Mishel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mishel most popular?
Mishel reached peak popularity in 2008, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mishel is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mishel a female name?
Mishel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mishel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mishel Smith, Mishel Johnson, Mishel 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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