Michaela

How popular is Michaela in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#732among girls

Babies in 2025

55about 1 in 5,100 girls

Five-year trend

Steadydown 21% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 55 girls in the UK were named Michaela, making it the 732nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 633rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 416 girls.

Half of all the girls named Michaela in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 124 girls in the UK were given Michaela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #384, up from #732 for this spelling alone.

• Michaela 55
• Mikayla 39
• Mikaela 26
• Michaella 4

Among girls in 2025, it was 747th in England and Wales, 780th in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.

How popular is Michaela in the US?

Rank in 2025

#841among girls

Babies in 2025

323about 1 in 5,000 girls

Five-year trend

Steadydown 24% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 323 girls in the US were named Michaela, making it the 841st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 644th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 3,398 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Michaela than any year since 1983.

Half of all the girls named Michaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,020 girls in the US were given Michaela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #328, up from #841 for this spelling alone.

• Mikayla 364
• Michaela 323
• Mikaela 241
• Michaella 34
• Mikeyla 18
• Mikaella 14
• Mickayla 8
• Mikaylah 8