How Many People Are Named Michaela?
people named Michaela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,511 people in the US has this name
Based on 53,702 babies named Michaela in Social Security records from 1921 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,405 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of MICHAEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Michaela (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Michaela alive today is about 26 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Michaela first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 1997, to 3,405 babies. In 2025, 323 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Michaela never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #100, in 1997, and it was in the top 100 in 1997. In 2025 it ranked #843.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #843 |
| Best rank | #100 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (1997 to 1997) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #141 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Michaela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Michaela were born in California than in any other state: about 5,000 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Michaela was given 5.6 times as often in Rhode Island, 4.3 times in Nebraska and 2.4 times in Vermont.
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