Mikalah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mih-KAY-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mikalah 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 Mikalah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Michaela
“who is like God?”
A modern spelling of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael.
Is Mikalah a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikalah is a girls' name.
How popular is Mikalah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 321 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Mikalah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikalah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3,528 |
| 2007 | 48 | #3,428 |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,939 |
| 2005 | 321 | #806 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
Nicknames for Mikalah
- Kayla 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Mikalah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hadassah, Aaliyah, Taliyah, Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Mariyah, Zaniyah, Makayla, Selah, Samiyah, Makiyah, Dalilah
Names related to Mikalah
Mikayla, Mikaela, Mikaylah, Mikaella, Mikeyla, Mickayla, Mikaila, Mikhaila
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, “Mikalah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikalah, updated 20 October 2026.