Machaela — girls' name

What the Data Says About Machaela

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Machaela between 1986 and 2012, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Machaela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Machaela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 208 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Machaela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Machaela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 419 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.