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Michaela

Girl

Meaning of Michaela: Hebrew: 'who is like God?'

Michaela is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 815th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 837th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#815

323 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#837

44 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

53,702

First recorded 1921 · peak 1997

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 243 babies1982: 285 babies1983: 293 babies1984: 333 babies1985: 508 babies1986: 519 babies1987: 535 babies1988: 638 babies1989: 1,005 babies1990: 878 babies19901991: 783 babies1992: 960 babies1993: 1,861 babies1994: 3,052 babies1995: 3,090 babies1996: 3,176 babies1997: 3,405 babies1998: 3,346 babies1999: 2,667 babies2000: 2,172 babies20002001: 1,827 babies2002: 1,615 babies2003: 1,380 babies2004: 1,173 babies2005: 1,153 babies2006: 1,003 babies2007: 971 babies2008: 922 babies2009: 876 babies2010: 814 babies20102011: 778 babies2012: 726 babies2013: 744 babies2014: 663 babies2015: 647 babies2016: 674 babies2017: 608 babies2018: 591 babies2019: 492 babies2020: 449 babies20202021: 523 babies2022: 516 babies2023: 459 babies2024: 379 babies2025: 323 babies
US babies named Michaela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,405.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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