Michaela
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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- English
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Michaela
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Swedish
- English
- Czech
- Slovak
- Greek
- Hebrew
The Story of Michaela
The earliest SSA record of Michaela as a baby girl name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 3,398 newborns named Michaela — #100 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Michaelas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #714 among baby girl names with 396 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 54K Michaelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Michaela
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Michaela. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Michaela
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About the name Michaela
Michaela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 54K births in the dataset. Michaela's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #100. Use the chart and map above to compare Michaela'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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