Recorded 1953–1981 Girls' name Peak 1964 381 births

Machele — girls' name

381 babies named Machele in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s661960s2091970s981980s8
1960s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Machele was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

28 babies were named Machele in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Machele

The Social Security Administration has registered 381 babies named Machele between 1953 and 1981, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Machele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Machele performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 209 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Machele shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Machele in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Machele 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 381 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.

Machele at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

381

Since 1953

29 years of records

Peak year

1964

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1953

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1981

Machele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1953

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1964)
28
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0102030 19811974197019661962195819541953 5

Machele by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
209 births that decade — 55% of Machele's all-time total
1950s661960s2091970s981980s8

Machele by state

Where Machele concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Machele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 4.2%
California share of Machele's total US births 4.2%

16 of 381 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Machele?
381 babies have been named Machele since 1953. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1964 with 28 births.
When was Machele most popular?
Machele was most popular in the 1960s decade with 209 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Machele most popular?
The top states for the name Machele are California (16 births).
How long has the name Machele been used?
Machele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 29 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Machele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mackenzie, Macy, Macie, Maci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1953–1981 (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.