Given name
Mechelle
“who is like God?”
Mechelle is a variant of Michelle. In French use, Michelle carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mechelle 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mechelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,386
- 0 boys · 4,386 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 287 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 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 287 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,003 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.
Mechelle’s family of names
Mechelle 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 Mechelle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Michele
“who is like God?”
18% boys · 82% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Evette
“giver of life; a lively woman”
>99% girls
Marcie
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Marnie
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls