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Oct 2026

Michaela

OriginFeminine variation of Michael, Hebrew
Meaning"who is like God?"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked

Below 5 births

US rank · girls#843

2025 SSA

About Michaela

This most proper form of the name shot up the charts in the nineties, only to sink just as precipitously, supplanted by upstarts Makayla and McKayla ad infinitum. The Michaela version retains some elegance as the closest feminine form to the original.

Michaela is also given to boys.

Pronounced mi-KAY-la.

As of October 2026, Michaela ranked #10880 in US births in 2004 SSA, peaked at #3795 in 1966.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #3,795
Girls #843
#600#800'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rank · boysBirths · boysUS rank · girlsBirths · girls
2014—0#478663
2015—0#496647
2016—0#472674
2017—0#517608
2018—0#532591
2019—0#614492
2020—0#647446
2021—0#581522
2022—0#578516
2023—0#637459
2024—0#743378
2025—0#843323
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Michaelas

  • Michaela Maria Madeleine Kiliana HabsburgGirl

    Lothringen, Imperial Princess and Archduchess of Austria, Royal Princess of Hungary; twin sister of Monika von Habsburg

  • Michaela DenisGirl

    British wildlife documentary film,maker and presenter

  • Michaela ConlinGirl

    American actress

  • Michaela McManusGirl

    American actress

  • Michaela Suzanne WatkinsGirl

    American actress

  • Michaela Teresa Murphy OdoneGirl

    American researcher of ALD; inspiration for film "Lorenzo's Oil"

  • Michaela DorfmeisterGirl

    Austrian skier

  • Michaela DePrinceGirl

    Sierra Leonean,American ballet dancer

  • Maria Susanna Michaela Dornonville de la CourGirl

    Swedish singer of group Army of Lovers

  • Michaela PereiraGirl

    American news anchor

  • Michaela PaštikováGirl

    Czech actress

  • Michaela SchaffrathGirl

    German actress

  • Michaela SavićGirl

    Miss Universe Sweden 2010

  • Michaela Angela DavisGirl

    American journalist

  • Michaela Evelyn Ann StrachanGirl

    English TV presenter

  • Michaela BercuGirl

    Romanian,Israeli model

  • Michael Christian "Michaela" (Bates) KeilenGirl

    2nd child of reality TV's Bates family

  • Michaela "Mica" Burton (b. 1994)Girl

    daughter of actor LeVar Burton

  • Michaela Zee (b. 2000)Girl

    daughter of actress Ming,Na Wen and Eric Michael Zee

  • Anna Michaela Ebba Electra von HausswolffGirl

    Swedish singer, pianist, organist and songwriter.

Michaela in pop culture

  • Michaela "Mike" QuinnGirl

    main character on TV series "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"

  • Michaela Claudette Mariangela Louise McQueenGirl

    character on British soap "Hollyoaks"

  • MichaelaGirl

    friend of Clarith and Maiden of Green in the Evillious Chronicles

  • Michaela PrattGirl

    character on TV's "How to Get Away with Murder"

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