Recorded 1960–1974 Unisex name Peak 1974 33 births

Macheal — boys' name

33 babies named Macheal in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s211970s12
1960s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Macheal was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Macheal in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Macheal

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Macheal between 1960 and 1974, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Macheal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Macheal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1966.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Macheal performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Macheal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Macheal 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 33 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.

Macheal at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

33

Since 1960

15 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1960

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1974

Macheal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1960

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197419711969196319611960 5

Macheal popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1966 (Macheal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 197919691966 6

Macheal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
21 births that decade — 64% of Macheal's all-time total
1960s211970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Macheal?
33 babies have been named Macheal since 1960. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Macheal most popular?
Macheal was most popular in the 1960s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Is Macheal a unisex name?
Yes, Macheal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 33 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Macheal been used?
Macheal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 15 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Macheal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mack, Mac, Mackenzie, Maceo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.