Makel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAY-kel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Makel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
Where does Makel come from?
Hebrew: probably a variant of Michael
Is Makel a girl's or a boy's name?
Makel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Makel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Makel, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had the fewest boys named Makel since it first appeared, in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Makel in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,658 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,261 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
Names like Makel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel, Malachi, Noah, Cohen, Misael, Gael, Mateo, Asher, Zion, Yael, Abdiel, Musa
Names related to Makel
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Elsie
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, “Makel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makel, updated 20 October 2026.