Machel*
#22,476 most common girls' name of all time · #36,646 across all names · 8% male / 92% female · used 1958–1984 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#22,476
Rank overall
#36,646 of 105,966
First appeared
1958
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
128
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1962 #3,777
Best rank
#3,777 1962
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Machel first appears in 1958. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,955 |
| 1976 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,326 |
| 1972 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,863 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,759 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,962 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | 9 | #5,047 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,533 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,786 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,762 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,958 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,796 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | 13 | #3,777 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,290 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,653 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,172 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,962 |