Mechelle is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mechelle means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mechelle across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mechelle has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mechelle is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “variant of Michelle, who is like God”. A respelling of Michelle, the French feminine form of Michael.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,386 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 46 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mechelle per year, United States (1947 to 2021). United States peaked in 1968 (287/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1984 (6/yr).
Mechelle has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1968, when it ranked #998 nationally (given to 287 babies that year).
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