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Mikaela

“Variant of Michaela — Who is like God?” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #1034 in the US (2025) · 90s

Mikaela has appeared in US records since 1966 — best rank #273 (1997) · 20,719 babies named Mikaela all-time · 1 in 6,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #22 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mikaelas

• Mikaela Shiffrin — American alpine skier (born 1995)
• Mikaela Hoover — American actress
• Mikaela Loach — youth environmental justice activist
• Mikaela Ingberg — athletics competitor
• Mikaela Mayer — American boxer

In stories & tradition

• Mikaela Banes — Transformers · Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• Mikaela Öhman — Berts bryderier

What Mikaelas become

Among 128 notable people named Mikaela:

Athletes appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mikaela Shiffrin, American alpine skier (born 1995).

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