Michela
Michela was the 11588th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1645th with 99 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,981 places. More babies were named Michela in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,588 girls, down 5,342 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199899 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,217babies recorded
Michela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,588 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,246 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,085 | 37 |
| 2000 | #2,560 | 59 |
| 1990 | #2,221 | 58 |
| 1980 | #4,447 | 17 |
| 1970 | #4,674 | 12 |
| 1960 | #5,038 | 8 |
| 1950 | #5,853 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #5,034 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Michela, counting every spelling?
Michela is the most common spelling of a name family that had 14 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michela | 8 | #11,588 | 70 |
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 Michela?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Michela (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Michela 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Michela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Michela?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Michela are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 22 and 39. That makes Michela 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.
Michela by state
How common Michela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Michela
How popular is the name Michela?
Michela was the 11588th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1645th with 99 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,981 places. More babies were named Michela in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Michela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Michela in the US.
Where is Michela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Michela was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls).