How Many People Are Named Machell?
An estimated 435 people in the United States have the first name Machell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Machell peaked in popularity in 1966 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Machell 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 Machell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
435
About 1 in 787,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1966
36 births
Total Registered
520
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Machell
Machell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 520 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Machell as a female name
Ranked #14,590 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1966 (36 births)
Machell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Machell span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 273 babies were registered. Machell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Machell by Decade
How has Machell 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.
Machell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Machell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Machell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Machell?
We estimate approximately 435 people named Machell 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 787,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Machell a common name?
Machell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 520 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Machell most popular?
Machell reached peak popularity in 1966, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Machell is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Machell a female name?
Machell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Machell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Machell Smith, Machell Johnson, Machell 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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