Given name
Chaela
“who is like God?”
Chaela is a form of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Chaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.” Chaela is a form of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Chaela is used as a form of Michaela.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chaela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 231
- 0 boys · 231 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 254 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chaela’s family of names
Chaela is a form of Michaela. Chaela has a related form in Chaeli. Chaela has a related form in Chaelea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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