Michayla
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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Meaning & Origin of Michayla
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)
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The Story of Michayla
Michayla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1986, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 102 Michaylas were born — ranking #1,573 that year. As of 2026, Michayla ranks #12,237 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Michaylas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Michayla
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About the name Michayla
Michayla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Michayla's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,573. Use the chart and map above to compare Michayla'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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