Mechelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-SHEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mechelle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mechelle mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Michelle, the French feminine of Michael
“who is like God?”
A respelling of Michelle, the French feminine form of Michel, which comes from Hebrew Mikha'el.
Is Mechelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Mechelle is a girls' name.
How popular is Mechelle 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 287 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Mechelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mechelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 30 | #3,610 |
| 1993 | 41 | #2,877 |
| 1992 | 49 | #2,543 |
| 1991 | 60 | #2,183 |
| 1990 | 83 | #1,751 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 69 | #1,800 |
| 1987 | 55 | #2,023 |
| 1986 | 45 | #2,264 |
| 1985 | 45 | #2,252 |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,726 |
| 1983 | 47 | #2,096 |
| 1982 | 62 | #1,769 |
| 1981 | 62 | #1,790 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,863 |
| 1979 | 94 | #1,323 |
| 1978 | 77 | #1,473 |
| 1977 | 90 | #1,295 |
| 1976 | 71 | #1,464 |
| 1975 | 112 | #1,055 |
| 1974 | 138 | #912 |
| 1973 | 142 | #882 |
| 1972 | 175 | #780 |
| 1971 | 228 | #677 |
| 1970 | 226 | #692 |
| 1969 | 263 | #614 |
| 1968 | 287 | #563 |
| 1967 | 268 | #585 |
| 1966 | 263 | #580 |
| 1965 | 118 | #939 |
| 1964 | 89 | #1,167 |
| 1963 | 103 | #1,056 |
| 1962 | 89 | #1,158 |
| 1961 | 86 | #1,192 |
| 1960 | 53 | #1,522 |
| 1959 | 65 | #1,325 |
| 1958 | 61 | #1,348 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,807 |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,716 |
| 1955 | 25 | #2,155 |
| 1954 | 17 | #2,694 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,811 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 18 | #2,390 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
Nicknames for Mechelle
- Shelly 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Mechelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michelle Danielle Nicole Jamie Janelle Maria Melissa Lisa Melanie Josette Amy Marlene
Names related to Mechelle
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Mechelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mechelle, updated 20 October 2026.