How Many People Are Named Machel?
people named Machel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,998,112 people in the US has this name
Based on 128 babies named Machel in Social Security records from 1958 to 1984, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Machel, 92.1% were girls and 7.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Machel alive today is about 58 years old, and 54% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 55 and 63 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Machel first appears in the records in 1958 and was given most often in 1962, to 13 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1984.
Babies given the name each year, 1958 to 1984
🏆 Rank History
Machel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,698, in 1962.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,698 (1962) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,810 in the 1960s |
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