How Many People Are Named Marchelle?
An estimated 1,418 people in the United States have the first name Marchelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Marchelle peaked in popularity in 1963 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marchelle 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 Marchelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,418
About 1 in 241,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1963
64 births
Total Registered
1,643
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marchelle
Marchelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,643 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marchelle as a female name
Ranked #12,466 in 2016
8 female births in 2016
Peak: 1963 (64 births)
Marchelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marchelle span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 487 babies were registered. Marchelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marchelle by Decade
How has Marchelle 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.
Marchelle by State
Birth registrations for Marchelle span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, Texas, California. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Alabama. On average, about 13 Marchelles were registered per state.
Marchelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marchelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marchelle
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Marchelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marchelle?
We estimate approximately 1,418 people named Marchelle 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 241,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Marchelle a common name?
Marchelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,643 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marchelle most popular?
Marchelle reached peak popularity in 1963, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marchelle is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marchelle a female name?
Marchelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marchelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marchelle Smith, Marchelle Johnson, Marchelle 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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