Mikhaela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mi-KAY-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mikhaela 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 Mikhaela mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Mikaela; Scandinavian feminine of Michael
“who is like God?”
Scandinavian and Finnish feminine of Michael.
Meaning borrowed from Mikaela. More on Wiktionary.
Is Mikhaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikhaela is a girls' name.
How popular is Mikhaela 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 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Mikhaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikhaela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
Names like Mikhaela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Makayla Mikayla Amira Isabella Zamira Aliza Mckenna Samira Aaliyah Malia Hadassah Hadassa
Names related to Mikhaela
Michaela Mikaela Micaela Michaella Mikaylah Mikaella Mickayla
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Mikhaela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikhaela, updated 20 October 2026.