How Many People Are Named Machel?
An estimated 108 people in the United States have the first name Machel. It is predominantly female (92.2%). The average bearer is 59 years old, and Machel peaked in popularity in 1962 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Machel 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 Machel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
108
About 1 in 3,173,651 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.2% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1962
13 births
Total Registered
128
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Machel
Machel is predominantly female (92.2%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Machel as a male name
Ranked #6,138 in 1976
5 male births in 1976
Peak: 1972 (5 births)
Machel as a female name
Ranked #11,437 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1962 (13 births)
Machel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Machel span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 84 babies were registered. Machel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Machel by Decade
How has Machel 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.
Machel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Machel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Machel
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Machel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Machel?
We estimate approximately 108 people named Machel 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 3,173,651 Americans share this first name.
Is Machel a common name?
Machel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 128 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Machel most popular?
Machel reached peak popularity in 1962, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Machel is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Machel a female name?
Machel is predominantly female. 92.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Machel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Machel Smith, Machel Johnson, Machel 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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