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Michaela

“Who is like God?” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #841 in the US (2025) · 90s

Michaela has appeared in US records since 1921 — best rank #100 (1997) · 53,633 babies named Michaela all-time · 1 in 5,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #60 in Czechia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Michaelas

• Michaela Conlin — American actress (born 1978)
• Michaela Coel — British actress and screenwriter
• Michaela Dorfmeister — Austrian Alpine skier
• Michaela DePrince — Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer (1995–2024)
• Michaela McManus — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Michaela McQueen — Hollyoaks
• Michaela A. Quinn — Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
• Michaela White — Waterloo Road

What Michaelas become

Among 2,196 notable people named Michaela:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Michaela Benthaus, German aerospace engineer.

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