Mickaela
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 Mickaela
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 Mickaela
Mickaela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 48 Mickaelas were born — ranking #2,621 that year. As of 2026, Mickaela ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 508 Mickaelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mickaela
Mickaela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 508 births in the dataset. Mickaela's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,621. Use the chart and map above to compare Mickaela'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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