Macaela
Girl · muh-KAY-luh · Hebrew
Macaela is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Macaela mean?
Hebrew: variant of Michaela, feminine of Michael
“who is like God?”
Variant of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael.
- Say it
- muh-KAY-luh
Is Macaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Macaela is a girls' name.
How popular is Macaela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Macaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macaela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
Nicknames for Macaela
- Mac 64 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Macaela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mckenna Montana Makayla Brianna Mariah Mikayla Isabella Kiara Sierra Briana Daniela Samantha
Names related to Macaela
Micaela Makaela Mackayla Macayla Makala Machaela Mckaela Macaila
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