Mechel is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Mechel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,507 for boy births in the United States (and #15,749 across all names), given to 11 babies. Mechel was first reported in SSA data in 1960 and peaked in 2018 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,507 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,110 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,399 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,363 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,390 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,183 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,006 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,240 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,226 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,402 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,251 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,939 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,542 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,938 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,790 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,382 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,773 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,281 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,083 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,432 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,563 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #10,004 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,486 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #8,096 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,518 | — |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,163 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,276 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,784 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,642 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,374 | — |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,849 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,300 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,436 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,340 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,213 | — |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #6,993 | #4,408 |