Given name
Machelle
“who is like God?”
Machelle is a variant of Michelle. In French use, Michelle carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Machelle is a variant of Michelle. In French use, Michelle carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Machelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,178
- 0 boys · 3,178 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 177 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 177 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,835 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Machelle’s family of names
Machelle has a related form in Michelle.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Machelle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Michele
“who is like God?”
18% boys · 82% girls
Rochelle
“from the little rock”
>99% girls
Rachelle
“ewe”
>99% girls
Marcie
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Marnie
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Malinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
>99% girls
Marni
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Maryellen
>99% girls