How popular is the baby name Monchell in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Monchell.

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Popularity of the baby name Monchell


Posts that mention the name Monchell

Where did the baby name Monchel come from in 1985?

mochel soap from the 1980s

The name Monchel appeared in the U.S. baby name data for a total of four years:

  • 1989: unlisted
  • 1988: 7 baby girls named Monchel
  • 1987: 14 baby girls named Monchel
  • 1986: 23 baby girls named Monchel
  • 1985: 12 baby girls named Monchel [debut]
  • 1984: unlisted
  • 1983: unlisted

The variant name Monchell also debuted that year, and Michelle-like Monchelle followed a year later.

Where did they come from?

A bar of soap.

Procter & Gamble began introducing scallop shell-shaped beauty soap Monchel to selected markets in 1983, and within a couple of years they were selling (and, more importantly, advertising) the product nationally. They were taking aim at Unilever’s Dove.

Dove won, though, and Monchel was discontinued after several years. In fact, Businessweek labeled Monchel “P&G’s flop in the 1980s.”

Source: Schiller, Zachary. “Ready, Aim, Market: Combat Training at P&G College.” Businessweek 3 Feb. 1992.