Boys' name · since 1958
Machael
Machael has 195 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 195
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
195 boys have been named Machael since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Machael has been recorded 195 times among boys since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2009.
- #13,132 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 195 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Machael ranks #13,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 195
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Machael's 195 recorded births place it above 71.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Machael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Machael splits its recorded history at 1976: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Machael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2009
- Peak year (1967)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Machael popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1970 (Machael as girls' name)
Machael by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Machael's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Machael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Machael's data
- Machael's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Machael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Machael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.