Michaela

“Who is like God?” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #843 in the US (2025) · 90s

Michaela's best rank, #100, came in 1997; it has stepped well back to #843 today. Roughly 54,000 girls have been named Michaela since 1921. Michaela's short forms are Mickey and Micky.

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 2,202 notable people named Michaela:

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

Similar names: Mikaela · Jenna · Miranda · Izabella · Rebekah · Micah

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