How Many People Are Named Machelle?
An estimated 2,705 people in the United States have the first name Machelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Machelle peaked in popularity in 1968 with 177 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Machelle 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 Machelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,705
About 1 in 126,711 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1968
177 births
Total Registered
3,178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Machelle
Machelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,178 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Machelle as a female name
Ranked #18,098 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1968 (177 births)
Machelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Machelle span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,455 babies were registered. Machelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Machelle by Decade
How has Machelle 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.
Machelle by State
Birth registrations for Machelle span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oregon, North Carolina. On average, about 42 Machelles were registered per state.
Machelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Machelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Machelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Machelle?
We estimate approximately 2,705 people named Machelle 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 126,711 Americans share this first name.
Is Machelle a common name?
Machelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Machelle most popular?
Machelle reached peak popularity in 1968, when 177 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Machelle is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Machelle a female name?
Machelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Machelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Machelle Smith, Machelle Johnson, Machelle 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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