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Michaela
Pronounced /mɪˈkeɪ.lə/
Rank in 2024
#741
Born in 2024
378
Peak year
1997 · #100
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 378 girls were named Michaela, about 1 in every 4,268.
- It peaked in 1997 with 3,398 babies, ranked #100.
- It first shows up in the records in 1921.
- 53,303 girls have been named Michaela since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Michaela per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- 0.6Millennials1981–96
- 0.9Gen Z1997–12
- 0.3Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 17 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 190 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,151 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 2,283 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Millennials: 18,124 babies, 0.64 per 1,000. Gen Z: 24,798 babies, 0.85 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 6,740 babies, 0.33 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Michael + -a. Latinate feminine form of Michael, first appearing as an anglicisation of the Portuguese ("Micaela") and Spanish ("Micaela"). Doublet of Michelle.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /mɪˈkeɪ.lə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Michaela, CC BY-SA 4.0.