How Many People Are Named Machele?
An estimated 315 people in the United States have the first name Machele. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Machele peaked in popularity in 1964 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Machele 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 Machele paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
315
About 1 in 1,088,109 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1964
28 births
Total Registered
381
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Machele
Machele is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 381 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Machele as a female name
Ranked #7,835 in 1981
8 female births in 1981
Peak: 1964 (28 births)
Machele: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Machele span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 209 babies were registered. Machele has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Machele by Decade
How has Machele 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.
Machele by State
Machele + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Machele as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Machele
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Machele: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Machele?
We estimate approximately 315 people named Machele 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 1,088,109 Americans share this first name.
Is Machele a common name?
Machele is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 381 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Machele most popular?
Machele reached peak popularity in 1964, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Machele is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Machele a female name?
Machele is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Machele Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Machele Smith, Machele Johnson, Machele 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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