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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Schell

Used in both girl and boy records

Schell appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Schell by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDSchell as a girl’s nameUS records 1965–1965
#58554girl rank1965peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDSchell as a boy’s nameUS records 1962–1962
#31784boy rank1962peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Schell in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19655 uses#653619651965–19651 listed years
Boy19627 uses#330319621962–19621 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.