Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a godly woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
How it developed
Mikaili is used as a form of Michael.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mikaili through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 90
- 0 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 18 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 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 122 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.
Mikaili’s family of names
Mikaili is a form of Michael. Mikaili has a related form in Mikailea. Mikaili has a related form in Mikailee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
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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