Machaela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Machaela 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 Machaela mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Michaela, feminine of Michael
“who is like God?”
Respelling of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael.
Is Machaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Machaela is a girls' name.
How popular is Machaela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Machaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Machaela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 36 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,911 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,773 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
Names like Machaela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mckenna, Mikayla, Makayla, Isabella, Brianna, Samantha, Mariah, Daniela, Montana, Kiara, Eliza, Magdalena
Names related to Machaela
Makaela, Mackayla, Macayla, Micheala, Macaela, Mahkayla, Macaila, Macala
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Machaela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/machaela, updated 20 October 2026.