Michaela
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Michaela is the feminine form of Michael, the Hebrew name meaning “who is like God.” Michaela feels edgier than Michelle; in use in the U.S. since 1967, it became quite popular in the 1990s when Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman was on TV.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Michaela in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Michaela against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Michaela is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Michaela in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 323 girls were named Michaela, making it the #841 girls' name in the US. Since 1921, 53,633 girls have been named Michaela, with the most (3,398) in 1997. It is most common, relative to births, in New Jersey, Arkansas and New York.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Michaela in other languages
- Michelle Dutch, English, French
- Micaela Portuguese, Spanish
- Michèle Dutch, French
- Mihaela Romanian, Slovenian
- Michalina Polish
- Michela Italian
- Michele English
- Miguela Spanish
- Miguelina Spanish
- Mikaela Icelandic
Michaela name days
- October 19 Czech Republic
- September 29 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Celebrities named Michaela
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Michaela.
Michaela Kirchgasser
Michaela Strachan
Michaela Tabb
Michaela Watkins
Fictional characters named Michaela
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Michaela as a pet name
FurryName has found 9 dogs named Michaela in public pet registers, making it the #8,123 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (4), Surf Coast Shire (1), Toronto (1). Michaela as a dog name →
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