Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from Old English sacc meaning “sack, bag,” the name originally referred to a bag maker. A famous bearer was the American baseball player Satchel Paige (1906–1982), whose name came from a childhood nickname earned because he sold bags.
20032003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 20 births, rank #4,520
2007: 16 births, rank #5,434
20082008: 22 births, rank #4,395
2009: 21 births, rank #4,582
2010: 8 births, rank #8,803
2011: 12 births, rank #6,578
2012: 8 births, rank #8,864
20132013: 5 births, rank #12,136
2014: 5 births, rank #12,108
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 5 births, rank #12,185
2017: 5 births, rank #12,246
20182018: 6 births, rank #10,760
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: 6 births, rank #10,605
2021: 6 births, rank #10,799
20222022: 5 births, rank #12,330
In 2022, 5 babies were recorded with the name Satchel, ranking #12,330 among boys.