Mykaela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mih-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mykaela 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 Mykaela mean?
Hebrew: variant of Michaela
“who is like God?”
Is Mykaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Mykaela is a girls' name.
How popular is Mykaela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 92 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Mykaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mykaela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3,652 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,965 |
| 2004 | 51 | #3,029 |
| 2003 | 59 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 67 | #2,376 |
| 2001 | 56 | #2,659 |
| 2000 | 69 | #2,254 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,911 |
| 1998 | 92 | #1,719 |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 47 | #2,626 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
Nicknames for Mykaela
- Kaela 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Mykaela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Makayla, Mikayla, Mckenna, Isabella, Daniela, Madilyn, Gianna, Ivanna, Eliana, Gabriella, Sienna, Ava
Names related to Mykaela
Mikaela, Makyla, Makaela, Mykayla, Makaylee, Mikaella, Makeyla, Makylah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Mykaela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mykaela, updated 20 October 2026.