Mikaela
Mikaela was the 1037th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 241 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 273rd with 1,071 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 433 places. More babies were named Mikaela in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mikayla) who is like God? (variant of Michaela) · Hebrew, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,037 girls, down 278 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 241girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19971,071 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,719babies recorded
What does the name Mikaela mean?
Mikaela is a spelling of Mikayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mikayla's meaning and origin.
Mikayla is a modern spelling of Michaela, which Wiktionary records as of modern usage. Michaela is the feminine of Michael, which DMNES explains as the Hebrew question "Who is like God?" Michael is one of the archangels in the Bible. The spelling with k and y reflects the sound of the name in American English and links it with Kayla. US records show Mikayla from 1970, most common in the late 1990s.
מִיכָאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Who is like God?”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Michaela, Makayla, Michael, Kayla, Micaela.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mikayla' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Michael', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Michaela', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Mikaela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,037 | 241 |
| 2020 | #759 | 360 |
| 2010 | #432 | 717 |
| 2000 | #381 | 759 |
| 1990 | #773 | 265 |
| 1980 | #2,921 | 31 |
| 1970 | #5,671 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mikaela, counting every spelling?
Mikaela is a spelling of Mikayla, a name family that ranked #396 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,037 for Mikaela on its own. Together these spellings went to 836 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikayla | 364 | #748 | 2,137 |
| Mikaela | 241 | #1,037 | 1,636 |
| Micaela | 174 | #1,286 | 1,090 |
| Mykayla | 9 | #10,658 | 79 |
| Mikaella | 14 | #7,763 | 74 |
| Mikaylah | 8 | #11,592 | 69 |
| Mickayla | 8 | #11,590 | 47 |
| Mikaila | 6 | #14,358 | 37 |
| Micaella | 12 | #8,693 | 33 |
| Mykaela | — | — | 29 |
| Mikeila | — | — | 27 |
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 Mikaela?
241 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mikaela (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mikaela 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 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mikaela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mikaela?
About 20,500 people born in the US named Mikaela are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 13 and 29. That makes Mikaela 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.
Mikaela by state
How common Mikaela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.3×), Connecticut (2.2×), Florida (2.1×), New York (1.9×), California (1.6×). In 27 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 Mikaela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mikaela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mikaela
What does Mikaela mean?
Mikaela is a spelling of Mikayla, which means “who is like God? (variant of Michaela)” (Hebrew, American English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mikaela?
Mikaela was the 1037th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 241 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 273rd with 1,071 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 433 places. More babies were named Mikaela in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Mikaela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mikaela in the US.
Where is Mikaela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mikaela was most common in Hawaii (0.96 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Connecticut.