Micaela
Spanish and Italian speakers use this as the feminine counterpart to Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, a rhetorical question meaning who is like God?
Micaela in 2025
Micaela was given to 174 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,431st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 19,054 babies born.
The history of Micaela
Micaela reached its highest point in 1995, when 585 babies were given the name, ranking 824th that year.
Across the 131 years of records since 1895, 14,983 babies have been named Micaela. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Micaela by decade
| Decade | Babies named Micaela | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 2,177 |
| 1900s | 34 | 2,334 |
| 1910s | 160 | 2,606 |
| 1920s | 343 | 2,137 |
| 1930s | 233 | 2,389 |
| 1940s | 281 | 2,349 |
| 1950s | 289 | 2,821 |
| 1960s | 262 | 3,172 |
| 1970s | 586 | 2,174 |
| 1980s | 1,681 | 994 |
| 1990s | 4,359 | 824 |
| 2000s | 3,106 | 1,132 |
| 2010s | 2,320 | 1,747 |
| 2020s | 1,322 | 1,978 |
Where Micaela is heading
Micaela has fallen 22% over the past decade, from 223 babies in 2015 to 174 in 2025.
Names like Micaela
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Micaela.