Mechel
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.
Mechel by the numbers
Mechel was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Mechel
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mechel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Michelwho is like god; form of Michael39 in the US (2017)
- Michalwho is like God; form of Michael13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mychala form of michael; who is like god13 in the US (2017)
- Michellwho is like God; a form of Michelle12 in the US (2017)
- Mychaelwho is like god; a spelling variant of Michael9 in the US (2017)
- Mickelwho is like God; a form of Michael6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mechel
Names that are said the same way as Mechel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mechellewho is like god; a variant of michelle
Names about as common as Mechel
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