Girl nameCurrently #743 in the USFalling
Michaela
my-KAY-luh//maɪˈkeɪlə//
4 syllablesPeak year: 19978 lettersStarts with M
Meaning & origin
Who is like God? (feminine of Michael)
Michaela is the feminine form of Michael, from the Hebrew rhetorical question 'who is like God?', the name of the archangel in Jewish and Christian tradition. It has been used across several spellings and pronunciations since the mid-20th century.
Michaela's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Michaela |
|---|---|
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1927 | 7 |
| 1933 | 7 |
| 1935 | 6 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1938 | 14 |
| 1939 | 19 |
| 1940 | 13 |
| 1941 | 17 |
| 1942 | 28 |
| 1943 | 23 |
| 1944 | 24 |
| 1945 | 27 |
| 1946 | 37 |
| 1947 | 30 |
| 1948 | 36 |
| 1949 | 38 |
| 1950 | 37 |
| 1951 | 60 |
| 1952 | 75 |
| 1953 | 62 |
| 1954 | 75 |
| 1955 | 74 |
| 1956 | 76 |
| 1957 | 69 |
| 1958 | 58 |
| 1959 | 54 |
| 1960 | 53 |
| 1961 | 72 |
| 1962 | 66 |
| 1963 | 84 |
| 1964 | 95 |
| 1965 | 106 |
| 1966 | 107 |
| 1967 | 114 |
| 1968 | 101 |
| 1969 | 139 |
| 1970 | 128 |
| 1971 | 127 |
| 1972 | 117 |
| 1973 | 111 |
| 1974 | 128 |
| 1975 | 120 |
| 1976 | 156 |
| 1977 | 170 |
| 1978 | 173 |
| 1979 | 225 |
| 1980 | 267 |
| 1981 | 243 |
| 1982 | 285 |
| 1983 | 293 |
| 1984 | 333 |
| 1985 | 508 |
| 1986 | 519 |
| 1987 | 535 |
| 1988 | 638 |
| 1989 | 1,005 |
| 1990 | 878 |
| 1991 | 783 |
| 1992 | 960 |
| 1993 | 1,861 |
| 1994 | 3,052 |
| 1995 | 3,090 |
| 1996 | 3,176 |
| 1997 | 3,405 |
| 1998 | 3,346 |
| 1999 | 2,667 |
| 2000 | 2,172 |
| 2001 | 1,827 |
| 2002 | 1,615 |
| 2003 | 1,380 |
| 2004 | 1,173 |
| 2005 | 1,153 |
| 2006 | 1,002 |
| 2007 | 971 |
| 2008 | 922 |
| 2009 | 876 |
| 2010 | 814 |
| 2011 | 777 |
| 2012 | 726 |
| 2013 | 744 |
| 2014 | 663 |
| 2015 | 647 |
| 2016 | 674 |
| 2017 | 608 |
| 2018 | 591 |
| 2019 | 492 |
| 2020 | 446 |
| 2021 | 522 |
| 2022 | 516 |
| 2023 | 459 |
| 2024 | 378 |
Michaela through the decades
- Michaela peaked in 1997, when 3,405 babies were named Michaela in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Michaela has fallen 38% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Michaela currently ranks #743 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
MickeyKayla
Variants & spellings
MakaylaMikaela