Girls' name · since 1994
Machala
52 babies named Machala in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Machala is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Machala has been recorded 52 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2006.
- #34,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Machala ranks #34,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Machala's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Machala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Machala's full recorded timeline at 1997, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Machala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2006
- Peak year (1998)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Machala by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (41 births, 79% of the file).
1990s was Machala's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Machala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (79% of all-time use).
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- Machala's decade-level peak was the 1990s (41 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Machala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1994–2006 (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 Machala 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.