Recorded 1965–1995 Girls' name Peak 1965 15 births

Machella — girls' name

15 babies named Machella in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101990s5
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Machella was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

5 babies were named Machella in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Machella

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Machella between 1965 and 1995, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Machella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Machella performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Machella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Machella 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 15 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.

Machella at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

15

Since 1965

31 years of records

Peak year

1965

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1965

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1995

Machella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1965

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1965)
5
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
5 199519691965 5

Machella by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 67% of Machella's all-time total
1960s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Machella?
15 babies have been named Machella since 1965. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1965 with 5 births.
When was Machella most popular?
Machella was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Machella been used?
Machella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 31 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Machella?
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, 1965–1995 (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.