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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Machelle

Machelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 745th with 177 babies. More babies were named Machelle in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1968177 babies
Total since 1880
3,178babies recorded

Machelle popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#18,7625
2000#12,5977
1990#4,45622
1980#2,26744
1970#900147
1960#1,018112
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Machelle, counting every spelling?

Machelle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Machelle?

About 2,900 people born in the US named Machelle are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 51 and 63. That makes Machelle a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Machelle by state

How common Machelle was among girls born in each state in 1966–1970, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Missouri (2.1×), Washington (1.9×). In 22 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWI0.03Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesWA0.17Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMN0.06Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMI0.13New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOR0.07Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesIA0.12Indiana: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIN0.13Ohio: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesOH0.12Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCA0.09Utah: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesUT0.11Colorado: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCO0.06Nebraska: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesNE0.22Missouri: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesMO0.19Kentucky: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKY0.06West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesKS0.24Arkansas: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesAR0.19Tennessee: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTN0.07North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMS0.06Alabama: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesFL0.06
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Machelle, girls, 1966–1970. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Machelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Machelle, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Machelle

How popular is the name Machelle?

Machelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 745th with 177 babies. More babies were named Machelle in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Machelle a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,178 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Machelle most popular?

In 1966–1970, Machelle was most common in Kansas (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nebraska and Arkansas.