Given name
Micaela
“who is like God?”
Micaela is a variant of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Micaela is a variant of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Latinate use, Micaela is a feminine form of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Micaela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,983
- 6 boys · 14,977 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 585 babies
- 2025
- 174
- #1,286 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 174 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,286 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 585 in 1995. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (35). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,047 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.
Micaela’s family of names
Micaela is a feminine form of Michael. In English usage, Micaela has a related form in Makayla. Micaela has a related form in Michaela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Micaela has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Micaela
- Micaela RamazzottiItalian actressborn 1979
- La ChungaSpanish artist (1938–2025)
- Micaela Bastidasmartyr of Peruvian independence1744–1781
- Micaela SchäferGerman nude model and TV personalityborn 1983
- Micaela VázquezArgentine actress, singer and modelborn 1986
- Micaela VillegasPeruvian actress1748–1819
- Micaela NevárezPuerto Rican actressborn 1972
- Micaela NavarroSpanish politicianborn 1956
- Micaela ReisMiss Angola 2007, Top 10 at Miss Universe 2007, 1st runner-up to Miss World 2007born 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Micaela, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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