Micayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mih-KAY-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
Micayla 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 Micayla mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Michaela
“who is like God?”
A modern spelling of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael.
Is Micayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Micayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Micayla in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Micayla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
How popular is Micayla 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 208 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Micayla in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Micayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3,478 |
| 2014 | 32 | #4,453 |
| 2013 | 44 | #3,511 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3,582 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,944 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,869 |
| 2009 | 70 | #2,613 |
| 2008 | 82 | #2,354 |
| 2007 | 87 | #2,248 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,939 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1,893 |
| 2004 | 82 | #2,172 |
| 2003 | 87 | #2,046 |
| 2002 | 131 | #1,455 |
| 2001 | 114 | #1,610 |
| 2000 | 153 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 178 | #1,112 |
| 1998 | 164 | #1,148 |
| 1997 | 208 | #950 |
| 1996 | 159 | #1,137 |
| 1995 | 145 | #1,180 |
| 1994 | 118 | #1,386 |
| 1993 | 79 | #1,826 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
Nicknames for Micayla
- Kayla 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Micayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella Mia Ava Jessica Fatima Gabriella Sienna Eliza Eliana Maddison Michaela Isabelle
Names related to Micayla
Michal Mikayla Micaela Michaella Mckayla Michela Macayla Makyla Mikaylah
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Micayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/micayla, updated 20 October 2026.