Machelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-SHEL
- Origin
- Modern
Machelle is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Machelle come from?
Modern: variant of Michelle, or Ma- + Chelle
Is Machelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Machelle is a girls' name.
How popular is Machelle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1968, with 177 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Machelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
Machelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 40 | #2,359 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 44 | #2,246 |
| 1979 | 51 | #1,998 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 60 | #1,717 |
| 1976 | 74 | #1,422 |
| 1975 | 77 | #1,375 |
| 1974 | 69 | #1,448 |
| 1973 | 103 | #1,098 |
| 1972 | 101 | #1,105 |
| 1971 | 135 | #948 |
| 1970 | 147 | #894 |
| 1969 | 143 | #876 |
| 1968 | 177 | #743 |
| 1967 | 159 | #788 |
| 1966 | 154 | #794 |
| 1965 | 155 | #792 |
| 1964 | 158 | #833 |
| 1963 | 118 | #980 |
| 1962 | 144 | #873 |
| 1961 | 135 | #922 |
| 1960 | 112 | #1,014 |
| 1959 | 100 | #1,065 |
| 1958 | 61 | #1,348 |
| 1957 | 66 | #1,300 |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,636 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,876 |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,800 |
| 1953 | 20 | #2,362 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
Names like Machelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michelle Jolene Nicole Danielle Amy Julie Melissa Leanne Christine Melanie Katherine Leslie
Names related to Machelle
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Machelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/machelle, updated 20 October 2026.