The first name Mikaela

In 2025, 26 girls were named Mikaela, making it the 1,229th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 37 births (#643).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mikaela with other names.

In 2025, 241 girls born in the United States were named Mikaela, the 1,037th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1997, when 1,071 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Mikaela Shiffrin
  American alpine skier (born 1995)
• Mikaela Hoover
  American actress, born 1984
• Mikaela Ingberg
  Finnish athletics competitor (born 1974)
• Mikaela Mayer
  American boxer, born 1990
• Mikaela Engell
  Danish High Commissioner of Greenland, born 1956
• Mikaela Wulff
  Finnish sailor, born 1990
• Mikaela Lindh
  Finnish equestrian, 1969–2023
• Mikey Madison
  American actress (born 1999)
• King Princess
  American musician, born 1998
• Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski
  Filipino equestrianne, local television host and actress, born 1974

• Ava
• Isabella
• Elizabeth
• Jessica
• Maria
• Abigail
• Maya
• Hannah
• Elsie
• Sarah
• Aria
• Molly
• Eliza
• Leah
• Delilah
• Isabel

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What is the origin of the name Mikaela?

Mikaela comes from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Mikaela?

In 2025, 26 girls born in England and Wales were named Mikaela, ranking 1,229th. Its peak was 1996, with 37 births.

Is Mikaela a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 20,719 US babies named Mikaela since 1880 were girls.

When was Mikaela most popular?

1997 in the United States, when 1,071 babies were named Mikaela, its highest rank at 273rd.

What name is Mikaela a form of?

Mikaela is a form of Michaela.