Micaela is an established variant of Mikayla that peaked in 1995 and has grown less common since.
Micaela is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,286 for girl births in the United States (and #2,431 across all names), given to 174 babies — 182 including U.S. territories. Micaela was first reported in SSA data in 1895 and peaked in 1995 (585 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 174 | 182 | #1,286 | — |
| 2024 | 217 | 228 | #1,118 | — |
| 2023 | 237 | 249 | #1,059 | — |
| 2022 | 229 | 244 | #1,093 | — |
| 2021 | 233 | 242 | #1,078 | — |
| 2020 | 232 | 247 | #1,069 | — |
| 2019 | 249 | 262 | #1,034 | — |
| 2018 | 213 | 222 | #1,146 | — |
| 2017 | 240 | 256 | #1,067 | — |
| 2016 | 247 | 266 | #1,060 | — |
| 2015 | 223 | 249 | #1,137 | — |
| 2014 | 236 | 256 | #1,086 | — |
| 2013 | 187 | 205 | #1,270 | — |
| 2012 | 244 | 260 | #1,037 | — |
| 2011 | 213 | 221 | #1,154 | — |
| 2010 | 268 | 278 | #956 | — |
| 2009 | 233 | 233 | #1,099 | — |
| 2008 | 278 | 278 | #966 | — |
| 2007 | 263 | 263 | #1,009 | — |
| 2006 | 273 | 273 | #958 | — |
| 2005 | 298 | 298 | #851 | — |
| 2004 | 310 | 310 | #811 | — |
| 2003 | 343 | 343 | #744 | — |
| 2002 | 321 | 321 | #754 | — |
| 2001 | 370 | 370 | #676 | — |
| 2000 | 417 | 417 | #609 | — |
| 1999 | 482 | 482 | #526 | — |
| 1998 | 557 | 557 | #463 | — |
| 1997 | 542 | — | #463 | — |
| 1996 | 555 | — | #451 | — |
| 1995 | 585 | — | #439 | — |
| 1994 | 540 | — | #468 | — |
| 1993 | 345 | — | #646 | — |
| 1992 | 254 | — | #795 | — |
| 1991 | 254 | — | #807 | — |
| 1990 | 245 | — | #811 | — |
| 1989 | 204 | — | #901 | — |
| 1988 | 202 | — | #875 | — |
| 1987 | 196 | — | #889 | #6,670 |
| 1986 | 178 | — | #907 | — |
| 1985 | 365 | — | #546 | — |
| 1984 | 120 | — | #1,140 | — |
| 1983 | 105 | — | #1,216 | — |
| 1982 | 110 | — | #1,216 | — |
| 1981 | 105 | — | #1,243 | — |
| 1980 | 96 | — | #1,325 | — |
| 1979 | 93 | — | #1,334 | — |
| 1978 | 66 | — | #1,624 | — |
| 1977 | 70 | — | #1,549 | — |
| 1976 | 73 | — | #1,440 | — |
| 1975 | 57 | — | #1,684 | — |
| 1974 | 59 | — | #1,607 | — |
| 1973 | 44 | — | #1,902 | — |
| 1972 | 53 | — | #1,687 | — |
| 1971 | 37 | — | #2,200 | — |
| 1970 | 34 | — | #2,293 | — |
| 1969 | 35 | — | #2,161 | — |
| 1968 | 28 | — | #2,342 | — |
| 1967 | 26 | — | #2,409 | — |
| 1966 | 34 | — | #2,006 | — |
| 1965 | 21 | — | #2,727 | — |
| 1964 | 32 | — | #2,138 | — |
| 1963 | 21 | — | #2,754 | — |
| 1962 | 23 | — | #2,580 | — |
| 1961 | 22 | — | #2,654 | — |
| 1960 | 20 | — | #2,789 | — |
| 1959 | 35 | — | #1,905 | — |
| 1958 | 23 | — | #2,431 | — |
| 1957 | 24 | — | #2,329 | — |
| 1956 | 25 | — | #2,230 | — |
| 1955 | 34 | — | #1,829 | — |
| 1954 | 30 | — | #1,932 | — |
| 1953 | 33 | — | #1,752 | — |
| 1952 | 28 | — | #1,918 | — |
| 1951 | 25 | — | #2,004 | — |
| 1950 | 32 | — | #1,668 | — |
| 1949 | 25 | — | #1,949 | — |
| 1948 | 44 | — | #1,399 | — |
| 1947 | 38 | — | #1,535 | — |
| 1946 | 29 | — | #1,668 | — |
| 1945 | 23 | — | #1,782 | — |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #1,951 | — |
| 1943 | 20 | — | #1,979 | — |
| 1942 | 24 | — | #1,747 | — |
| 1941 | 34 | — | #1,329 | — |
| 1940 | 24 | — | #1,623 | — |
| 1939 | 21 | — | #1,712 | — |
| 1938 | 19 | — | #1,852 | — |
| 1937 | 27 | — | #1,439 | — |
| 1936 | 23 | — | #1,578 | — |
| 1935 | 26 | — | #1,475 | — |
| 1934 | 20 | — | #1,751 | — |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,818 | — |
| 1932 | 19 | — | #1,861 | — |
| 1931 | 25 | — | #1,537 | — |
| 1930 | 34 | — | #1,310 | — |
| 1929 | 40 | — | #1,189 | — |
| 1928 | 34 | — | #1,329 | — |
| 1927 | 38 | — | #1,296 | — |
| 1926 | 28 | — | #1,576 | — |
| 1925 | 39 | — | #1,266 | — |
| 1924 | 46 | — | #1,163 | — |
| 1923 | 27 | — | #1,624 | — |
| 1922 | 26 | — | #1,672 | — |
| 1921 | 30 | — | #1,530 | — |
| 1920 | 35 | — | #1,340 | — |
| 1919 | 27 | — | #1,550 | — |
| 1918 | 24 | — | #1,673 | — |
| 1917 | 19 | — | #1,894 | — |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #2,097 | — |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #1,934 | — |
| 1914 | 13 | — | #1,979 | — |
| 1913 | 17 | — | #1,447 | — |
| 1912 | 13 | — | #1,590 | — |
| 1911 | 7 | — | #2,115 | — |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #2,070 | — |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,560 | — |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,280 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,514 | — |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,601 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #2,126 | — |
| 1895 | 7 | — | #1,386 | — |