Machel is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Machel is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1984. Machel first appears in 1958 and peaked in 1962 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,437 | — |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,138 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,599 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,463 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,924 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,752 | — |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,902 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #4,998 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,486 | — |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #4,717 | — |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,693 | — |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,833 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,658 | — |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #3,699 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,155 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,487 | — |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,970 | — |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,646 | — |