Michaella
Michaella was the 4241st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1242nd; the most babies were born in 1997 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved up 700 places. More babies were named Michaella in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Michaela) who is like God? (feminine of Michael) · Hebrew, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #4,241 girls, up 1,768 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,309babies recorded
What does the name Michaella mean?
Michaella is a spelling of Michaela, pronounced the same way, so it shares Michaela's meaning and origin.
Michaela is a feminine form of Michael. DMNES explains Michael as the Hebrew question "Who is like God?" (mi, who; kə, like; El, God) and records Michaela as its feminine. Michael is one of the archangels. Wiktionary says English Michaela first appeared as an anglicization of Portuguese and Spanish Micaela, and that German took the feminine into general use in the 20th century. US records show it from the 1920s.
מִיכָאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Who is like God?”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Michael, Micaela, Mikayla, Michelle, Kayla.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Michaela', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Michael', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Michaela' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Michaella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,241 | 34 |
| 2020 | #6,009 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,608 | 44 |
| 2000 | #1,918 | 89 |
| 1990 | #3,127 | 36 |
| 1980 | #5,437 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #7,007 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Michaella, counting every spelling?
Michaella is a spelling of Michaela, a name family that ranked #760 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,241 for Michaella on its own. Together these spellings went to 362 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaela | 323 | #843 | 2,200 |
| Michaella | 34 | #4,241 | 132 |
| Mikhaila | — | — | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Michaella?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Michaella (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Michaella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Michaella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Michaella?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Michaella are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 19 and 32. That makes Michaella mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Michaella by state
How common Michaella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Michaella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Michaella, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Michaella
What does Michaella mean?
Michaella is a spelling of Michaela, which means “who is like God? (feminine of Michael)” (Hebrew, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Michaella?
Michaella was the 4241st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1242nd; the most babies were born in 1997 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved up 700 places. More babies were named Michaella in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Michaella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Michaella in the US.
Where is Michaella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Michaella was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Texas.