Michaela

Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Hebrew — Feminine form of Michael

Nicknames: Mickey, Micky

Girl's name · #843 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Michaela's best rank, #100, came in 1997; it has stepped well back to #843 today. Roughly 54,000 girls have been named Michaela since 1921.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#60 in Czechia (2025) · #273 in Ireland (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #509 in Canada (2025) · #558 in Poland (2025) · #604 in Austria (2025) · #747 in England & Wales (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #885 in Sweden (2025) · #1,336 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,068 in Italy (2024) · #6,029 in France (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Michaelas

Michaela Conlin — American actress (born 1978)
Michaela Coel — British actress, writer and director (born 1987)
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez — American actress and singer (born 1991)
Michaela McManus — American actress (born 1983)
Michaela DePrince — Sierra Leonean–American ballet dancer (1995–2024)

In stories & tradition

Michaela McQueen — Fictional character from Hollyoaks
Michaela A. Quinn — Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV series)
Michaela White — Waterloo Road (TV series)

What Michaelas become

Among 2,202 notable people named Michaela:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Michaela Benthaus, German aerospace engineer (born c. 1992).

Similar names: Mikaela · Rebekah · Miranda · Izabella · Jenna · Micah

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