boy's name
Mahel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 830
Mahel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1989.
Mahel over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 45 |
| 2000s | 275 |
| 2010s | 340 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 165 |
How popular is Mahel?
In 2025, Mahel was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Mahel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mahël | Mahël is Mahel written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,925. | 155 |
Names that peaked alongside Mahel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mahel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mahel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mahel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mahel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mahel
Is Mahel a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mahel most popular?
Mahel peaked in 2010, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Mahel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mahel currently ranks #1,824 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.