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Mikaela

Girl

Meaning of Mikaela: Hebrew: 'who is like God'

Mikaela is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1004th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1894th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1004

241 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1894

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,719

First recorded 1966 · peak 1997

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 51 babies1982: 42 babies1983: 58 babies1984: 63 babies1985: 134 babies1986: 130 babies1987: 136 babies1988: 145 babies1989: 204 babies1990: 265 babies19901991: 252 babies1992: 253 babies1993: 441 babies1994: 862 babies1995: 838 babies1996: 1,040 babies1997: 1,071 babies1998: 1,021 babies1999: 862 babies2000: 759 babies20002001: 639 babies2002: 571 babies2003: 513 babies2004: 514 babies2005: 507 babies2006: 450 babies2007: 446 babies2008: 577 babies2009: 601 babies2010: 717 babies20102011: 673 babies2012: 497 babies2013: 453 babies2014: 531 babies2015: 486 babies2016: 486 babies2017: 401 babies2018: 432 babies2019: 394 babies2020: 360 babies20202021: 363 babies2022: 425 babies2023: 339 babies2024: 268 babies2025: 241 babies
US babies named Mikaela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,071.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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