Makel comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Macel: Simple, formal, meaning unknown..
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How popular is Makel?
2005peak year
Today, Makel is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6187), with only about 15 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2005, 52 babies were given the name (ranked #2286 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Makel has been declining in recent years. In all, around 793 babies have been registered as Makel since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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