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Machaela

muh-KAY-luh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 438

Machaela is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2012 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 44 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1986.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Machaela Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s.

208
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Machaela by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 12
1990s 208
2000s 185
2010s 14

How Popular Is Machaela?

In 2012, Machaela was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Machaela Is Used

Canada #2,795 5 in 2001
England & Wales #4,483 3 in 1997
United States #18,040 5 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Machaela

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Machaela

  • English muh-KAY-luh

Sibling Names for Machaela

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Machaela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Machaela

How popular is the name Machaela?

In 2012, Machaela was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Machaela a girl's or a boy's name?

Machaela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Machaela?

Machaela has 3 syllables.

When was Machaela most popular?

Machaela peaked in 1997, when 44 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.