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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Mechelle

Mechelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 563rd with 287 babies. More babies were named Mechelle in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1968287 babies
Total since 1880
4,386babies recorded

Mechelle popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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#11,9259
2000#5,09323
1990#1,76583
1980#1,87758
1970#696226
1960#1,53453
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Mechelle, counting every spelling?

Mechelle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Mechelle?

About 4,000 people born in the US named Mechelle are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 45 and 59. That makes Mechelle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

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.

Mechelle by state

How common Mechelle was among girls born in each state in 1966–1970, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.8×), Tennessee (2.1×), Alabama (2.0×), Oklahoma (2.0×), Georgia (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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWI0.04Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesWA0.12Idaho: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesID0.27Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMN0.04Illinois: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesIL0.15Michigan: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMI0.15New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMA0.02Oregon: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIN0.18Ohio: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesOH0.15Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesCA0.18Utah: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesUT0.13Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMO0.16Kentucky: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesKY0.14West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesVA0.20Maryland: 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: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAR0.09Tennessee: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesTN0.32North Carolina: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesNC0.21South Carolina: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesSC0.16District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesOK0.31Louisiana: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesLA0.43Mississippi: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMS0.23Alabama: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesAL0.31Georgia: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesGA0.29Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesTX0.22Florida: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesFL0.22
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Mechelle, girls, 1966–1970. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Mechelle

How popular is the name Mechelle?

Mechelle was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 563rd with 287 babies. More babies were named Mechelle in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Mechelle a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mechelle in the US.

Where was Mechelle most popular?

In 1966–1970, Mechelle was most common in Louisiana (0.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Alabama.