Is Macel a boy or girl name?

Macel is a girl’s name. Of the 826 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Macel

Recorded 1900–1959 · United States

Macel was most popular in 1917, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,190 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 826 people named Macel.

Macel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Macel’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Macel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Macel is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 826 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Macel

Where Macel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

West Virginia 100.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org