Mikaela
Meaning
variant of Michaela, meaning who is like God
Mikaela around the world
One shared root links 16 names across 6 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Mikha'el "who is like God?", the rhetorical question borne by the archangel
The constellation
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mikaela peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
10,487 people · the #1,654 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 19,231 · median age 15
Among people named Mikaela living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 1,100 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Mikaela
Most people given the name Mikaela in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mikaela deep dive
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