How Many People Are Named Machaela?
An estimated 409 people in the United States have the first name Machaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Machaela peaked in popularity in 1997 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Machaela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Machaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
409
About 1 in 838,030 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
44 births
Total Registered
419
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Machaela
Machaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 419 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Machaela as a female name
Ranked #18,497 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1997 (44 births)
Machaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Machaela span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 208 babies were registered. Machaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Machaela by Decade
How has Machaela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Machaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Machaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Machaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Machaela?
We estimate approximately 409 people named Machaela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 838,030 Americans share this first name.
Is Machaela a common name?
Machaela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 419 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Machaela most popular?
Machaela reached peak popularity in 1997, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Machaela is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Machaela a female name?
Machaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Machaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Machaela Smith, Machaela Johnson, Machaela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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