Given name
Michaella
“who is like God?”
In English use, Michaella has a related form in Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Michaella has a related form in Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Michaella is a form of Michaela. Michaela comes from Portuguese, and ultimately from Spanish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Michaella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,309
- 0 boys · 2,309 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 141 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #4,241 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,241 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 141 in 1997. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,084 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.
Michaella’s family of names
Michaella has a related form in Michelle. In English usage, Michaella has a related form in Michaela.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Michaella
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Mariah
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