Machala — girls' name

What the Data Says About Machala

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Machala between 1994 and 2006, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Machala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Machala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Machala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Machala 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 52 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.