Mikailah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mih-KAY-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mikailah 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 Mikailah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Mikaila, itself a spelling of Michaela
“who is like God?”
A modern spelling of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael.
Meaning borrowed from Mikaila.
Is Mikailah a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikailah is a girls' name.
How popular is Mikailah 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 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Mikailah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikailah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
Nicknames for Mikailah
- Kayla 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Mikailah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hadassah Aaliyah Taliyah Kaliyah Zaniyah Makayla Jaliyah Mariyah Selah Dalilah Makiyah Kaziah
Names related to Mikailah
Mikayla Mikaela Mikaylah Mikaella Mickayla Mikaila Mikhaila Mikala
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Mikailah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikailah, updated 20 October 2026.