Given name
Mikaela
“who is like God?”
In English use, Mikaela is a variant of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Mikaela is a variant of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mikaela developed from Michael. In Swedish usage, Mikaela is a feminine form of Mikael.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mikaela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,719
- 0 boys · 20,719 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 1,071 babies
- 2025
- 241
- #1,037 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 241 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,037 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,071 in 1997. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (49). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,596 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.
Mikaela’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mikaela developed from the Latin form Michael. In English usage, Mikaela has a related form in Makayla. In English usage, Mikaela has a related form in Michaela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mikaela has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Michaelroot · Latin
- Michelleequivalent
- Mikaelmasculine form · Swedish, Finnish
- Micheleequivalent
- Michelaequivalent
- Michalinaequivalent
- Mikalaequivalent
- Miguelinaequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mikaela
- Mikey MadisonAmerican actress (born 1999)
- Mikaela ShiffrinAmerican alpine skier (born 1995)
- Mikaela HooverAmerican actressborn 1984
- King PrincessAmerican musicianborn 1998
- Mikaela IngbergFinnish athletics competitor (born 1974)
- Mikaela MayerAmerican boxerborn 1990
- Mikaela WulffFinnish sailorborn 1990
- Mikaela EngellDanish High Commissioner of Greenlandborn 1956
- Mikaela Åhlin-KottulinskySwedish racing driverborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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