How popular is the name Michaela?

Michaela ranks 521st among girls' names in US records, with 53,372 births since 1921. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,333.

Is Michaela a unisex name?

No. Michaela is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1997, when 3,398 children were given the name. It has been in use for 104 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#521 of girl names

Pronounced M AY0 K EH1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

Michaela is a girls' name, and first appears in 1921. It has been given to 53,372 children — the 521st most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 38% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1997, when 3,398 children were given it.

1997Girls: 3,398Boys: 7

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Michaela?: Michaela ranks 521st among girls' names in US records, with 53,372 births since 1921. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,333.
Is Michaela a unisex name?: No. Michaela is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Michaela most popular?: 1997, when 3,398 children were given the name. It has been in use for 104 years and is still recorded as of 2024.