Mikala
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mih-KAY-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mikala 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 Mikala mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Michaela
“who is like God?”
A modern spelling of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael.
Is Mikala a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikala is a girls' name.
How popular is Mikala in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 8 girls.
Mikala in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Mikala in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 324 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Mikala in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 44 | #3,549 |
| 2010 | 55 | #3,043 |
| 2009 | 51 | #3,251 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,690 |
| 2007 | 58 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 92 | #2,107 |
| 2005 | 116 | #1,703 |
| 2004 | 125 | #1,572 |
| 2003 | 123 | #1,560 |
| 2002 | 153 | #1,281 |
| 2001 | 181 | #1,151 |
| 2000 | 204 | #1,027 |
| 1999 | 232 | #908 |
| 1998 | 296 | #736 |
| 1997 | 301 | #715 |
| 1996 | 288 | #730 |
| 1995 | 324 | #659 |
| 1994 | 287 | #723 |
| 1993 | 159 | #1,124 |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,709 |
| 1991 | 63 | #2,105 |
| 1990 | 66 | #2,024 |
| 1989 | 87 | #1,596 |
| 1988 | 57 | #2,046 |
| 1987 | 50 | #2,154 |
| 1986 | 37 | #2,619 |
| 1985 | 42 | #2,361 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 26 | #3,253 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Nicknames for Mikala
- Kayla 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Mikala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Aisha Francesca Michaela Alisha Maryam Anika Makayla Maya Molly Khadija Abigail
Names related to Mikala
Mikayla Mikaela Micaela Mckayla Mikaella Mikaylah Mikela Mickayla Mykayla Mikeyla
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Mikala: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikala, updated 20 October 2026.