Micaela
Michaela is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God".
Meaning & Origin of Micaela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Michaela is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God".
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The Story of Micaela
Micaela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 585 Micaelas were born — ranking #439 that year. As of 2026, Micaela ranks #1,108 for baby girls with 219 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 15K Micaelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Micaela
Micaela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Micaela's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #439. Use the chart and map above to compare Micaela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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