Mikella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mi-KEL-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mikella 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 Mikella mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Mikela; feminine form of Michael, related to Basque Mikel
“who is like God?”
A feminine form of Michael, related to Basque Mikel and to Michaela.
Meaning borrowed from Mikela.
Is Mikella a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikella is a girls' name.
How popular is Mikella in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Mikella in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Mikella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella Makayla Mikayla Mckenna Samantha Eliza Eliana Gianna Daniela Mariah Ivanna Gabriella
Names related to Mikella
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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, “Mikella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikella, updated 20 October 2026.