Unisex name · since 1960
Mechel
231 babies named Mechel in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,289 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 231
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mechel currently ranks #7289 among unisex names in America, with 231 babies recorded since 1960.
Mechel has 231 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7289 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #12,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,289 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 231 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mechel ranks #12,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,289 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 231 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,289 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 231
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mechel's 231 recorded births place it above 73.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mechel compares
231 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mechel's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mechel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 231 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mechel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mechel's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mechel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Mechel popularity over time - girls
70 total births recorded since 1960 (Mechel as girls' name)
Mechel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Mechel's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Mechel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (43% of all-time use).
Mechel by state
Where Mechel concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 163 | 70.6% |
163 of 231 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mechel's data
- Mechel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mechels (163 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mechel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Mechel 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.