How Many People Are Named Mechel?
people named Mechel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,174,518 people in the US has this name
Based on 301 babies named Mechel in Social Security records from 1960 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mechel, 22% were girls and 78.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mechel alive today is about 21 years old, and 73% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mechel first appears in the records in 1960 and was given most often in 2018, to 18 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1960 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mechel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,407, in 1960. In 2025 it ranked #7,503. Among girls, its best rank was #4,848, in 1967.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,503 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,407 (1960) | #4,848 (1967) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,676 in the 2010s | #6,609 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mechel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mechel were born in New York than in any other state: about 160 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mechel was given about 16.1 times as often in New York.
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