Michaela is an established variant of Michele that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.
Michaela is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #843 for girl births in the United States (and #1,606 across all names), given to 323 babies. Michaela was first reported in SSA data in 1921 and peaked in 1997 (3,398 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 323 | 323 | #843 | — |
| 2024 | 379 | 379 | #742 | — |
| 2023 | 459 | 459 | #638 | — |
| 2022 | 516 | 516 | #578 | — |
| 2021 | 523 | 523 | #579 | — |
| 2020 | 449 | 449 | #646 | — |
| 2019 | 492 | 492 | #614 | — |
| 2018 | 591 | 591 | #532 | — |
| 2017 | 608 | 608 | #517 | — |
| 2016 | 674 | 674 | #472 | — |
| 2015 | 647 | 647 | #496 | — |
| 2014 | 663 | 663 | #478 | — |
| 2013 | 744 | 744 | #409 | — |
| 2012 | 726 | 726 | #430 | — |
| 2011 | 778 | 778 | #406 | — |
| 2010 | 814 | 814 | #391 | — |
| 2009 | 876 | 876 | #368 | — |
| 2008 | 922 | 922 | #358 | — |
| 2007 | 971 | 971 | #340 | — |
| 2006 | 1,003 | 1,003 | #331 | — |
| 2005 | 1,153 | 1,153 | #287 | — |
| 2004 | 1,173 | 1,173 | #283 | #10,881 |
| 2003 | 1,380 | 1,380 | #237 | — |
| 2002 | 1,615 | 1,615 | #201 | — |
| 2001 | 1,827 | 1,827 | #178 | — |
| 2000 | 2,172 | 2,172 | #154 | — |
| 1999 | 2,667 | 2,667 | #125 | #6,348 |
| 1998 | 3,346 | 3,346 | #103 | #10,736 |
| 1997 | 3,405 | — | #100 | #7,841 |
| 1996 | 3,176 | — | #102 | — |
| 1995 | 3,090 | — | #107 | #7,529 |
| 1994 | 3,052 | — | #109 | #6,772 |
| 1993 | 1,861 | — | #169 | #6,630 |
| 1992 | 960 | — | #288 | — |
| 1991 | 783 | — | #336 | — |
| 1990 | 878 | — | #311 | — |
| 1989 | 1,005 | — | #269 | #6,696 |
| 1988 | 638 | — | #378 | #8,105 |
| 1987 | 535 | — | #417 | — |
| 1986 | 519 | — | #422 | — |
| 1985 | 508 | — | #434 | — |
| 1984 | 333 | — | #559 | — |
| 1983 | 293 | — | #605 | — |
| 1982 | 285 | — | #632 | — |
| 1981 | 243 | — | #696 | — |
| 1980 | 267 | — | #665 | — |
| 1979 | 225 | — | #734 | — |
| 1978 | 173 | — | #856 | — |
| 1977 | 170 | — | #865 | — |
| 1976 | 156 | — | #869 | — |
| 1975 | 120 | — | #1,010 | — |
| 1974 | 128 | — | #967 | — |
| 1973 | 111 | — | #1,051 | — |
| 1972 | 117 | — | #1,008 | — |
| 1971 | 127 | — | #991 | — |
| 1970 | 128 | — | #984 | — |
| 1969 | 139 | — | #895 | — |
| 1968 | 101 | — | #1,038 | — |
| 1967 | 114 | — | #956 | — |
| 1966 | 107 | — | #1,037 | #3,796 |
| 1965 | 106 | — | #1,018 | — |
| 1964 | 95 | — | #1,132 | — |
| 1963 | 84 | — | #1,197 | — |
| 1962 | 66 | — | #1,370 | — |
| 1961 | 72 | — | #1,314 | — |
| 1960 | 53 | — | #1,535 | — |
| 1959 | 54 | — | #1,473 | — |
| 1958 | 58 | — | #1,406 | — |
| 1957 | 69 | — | #1,267 | — |
| 1956 | 76 | — | #1,201 | — |
| 1955 | 74 | — | #1,162 | — |
| 1954 | 75 | — | #1,151 | — |
| 1953 | 62 | — | #1,237 | — |
| 1952 | 75 | — | #1,094 | — |
| 1951 | 60 | — | #1,211 | — |
| 1950 | 37 | — | #1,544 | — |
| 1949 | 38 | — | #1,501 | — |
| 1948 | 36 | — | #1,566 | — |
| 1947 | 30 | — | #1,777 | — |
| 1946 | 37 | — | #1,457 | — |
| 1945 | 27 | — | #1,610 | — |
| 1944 | 24 | — | #1,730 | — |
| 1943 | 23 | — | #1,820 | — |
| 1942 | 28 | — | #1,581 | — |
| 1941 | 17 | — | #2,070 | — |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,382 | — |
| 1939 | 19 | — | #1,852 | — |
| 1938 | 14 | — | #2,302 | — |
| 1937 | 12 | — | #2,531 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #4,078 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,650 | — |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #4,146 | — |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,471 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,645 | — |