Mikhaila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mih-KAY-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mikhaila 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 Mikhaila 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 Mikhaila a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikhaila is a girls' name.
How popular is Mikhaila in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Mikhaila in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikhaila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Nicknames for Mikhaila
- Kayla 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Mikhaila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Makayla Amira Zamira Samira Hadassah Safa Hadassa Zaira Salma Zahara Aliya
Names related to Mikhaila
Mikayla Michaela Mikaela Mikaylah Mikaella Mickayla Mikaila 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, “Mikhaila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikhaila, updated 20 October 2026.