# Michaela (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/michaela/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “micaela” |
| Pronunciation | /mɪˈkeɪ.lə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Mike |
| Variant spellings | Mikaela, Mackayla, Makayla, Mickayla, Mikayla, Mykayla, Mckayla, Micaella, Michaella |
| US babies named this | 53,702 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 69 / 53,633 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,763, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Michael + -a. Latinate feminine form of Michael, first appearing as an anglicisation of the Portuguese ("Micaela") and Spanish ("Micaela"). Doublet of Michelle.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 778 | 406 |
| 2012 | 726 | 430 |
| 2013 | 744 | 409 |
| 2014 | 663 | 478 |
| 2015 | 647 | 496 |
| 2016 | 674 | 472 |
| 2017 | 608 | 517 |
| 2018 | 591 | 532 |
| 2019 | 492 | 614 |
| 2020 | 449 | 646 |
| 2021 | 523 | 579 |
| 2022 | 516 | 578 |
| 2023 | 459 | 638 |
| 2024 | 379 | 742 |
| 2025 | 323 | 843 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 6 | 3,796 |
| 1988 | 5 | 8,105 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,696 |
| 1993 | 8 | 6,630 |
| 1994 | 8 | 6,772 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7,529 |
| 1997 | 7 | 7,841 |
| 1998 | 5 | 10,736 |
| 1999 | 10 | 6,348 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10,881 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100 | 430 |
| 2012 | 92 | 480 |
| 2013 | 75 | 551 |
| 2014 | 64 | 629 |
| 2015 | 67 | 620 |
| 2016 | 64 | 655 |
| 2017 | 73 | 582 |
| 2018 | 59 | 680 |
| 2019 | 56 | 694 |
| 2020 | 58 | 643 |
| 2021 | 53 | 709 |
| 2022 | 51 | 718 |
| 2023 | 49 | 734 |
| 2024 | 44 | 837 |
| 2025 | 49 | 747 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Михае́ла, Мише́л
- Czech: Michaela
- Danish: Michala, Michella, Michelle
- Dutch: Michelle
- Finnish: Mikaela
- French: Michèle, Michelle
- German: Michaela
- Hebrew: מִיכָאֵלָה, מִיכַל
- Italian: Michela
- Polish: Michalina
- Portuguese: Micaela
- Russian: Михаэ́ла, Микаэ́ла, Мише́ль
- Spanish: Micaela, Miguela
- Swedish: Mikaela

## People named Michaela

- Michaela Conlin, American actress (born 1978)
- Michaela Coel, British actress and screenwriter
- Michaela Dorfmeister, Austrian Alpine skier
- Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, American actress and singer
- Michaela McManus, American actress
- Michaela Polleres, Austrian judoka
- Michaela Kirchgasser, Austrian alpine skier
- Michaela Watkins, American actress
- Michaela Dietz, American voice actress
- Michaela Pavlátová, filmmaker (born 1961)
- Michaela Gerg-Leitner, German alpine skier
- Michaela Hrubá, Czech athletics competitor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.