Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mechele isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mechele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 722
- 0 boys · 722 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 57 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 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 57 in 1966. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 704 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.
Mechele’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Mechele, 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
Michelle
“who is like God?” · “from the bank's meadow”
>99% girls
Rachelle
“ewe”
>99% girls
Maryellen
>99% girls
Melinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
>99% girls
Evette
“giver of life; a lively woman”
>99% girls
Missy
“resembling a honeybee”
>99% girls