Michaella Girl
How popular is Michaella?
#4,171 girl name in 2025
34 baby girls were named Michaella in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name.
Michaella popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,171 for girls (▲ 847 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 34 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,852 in 2015, #5,846 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (141 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,232 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1941 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Michaella counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Michaela family of names ranked #728 for girls in 2025 (#674 the year before), with 357 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Michaela | 323 | 90% |
| Michaella | 34 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Michaella is most popular
Babies named Michaella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Michaella by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 | #4,418 |
| 1950s | 26 | #3,686 |
| 1960s | 47 | #3,739 |
| 1970s | 79 | #4,299 |
| 1980s | 219 | #2,473 |
| 1990s | 924 | #1,232 |
| 2000s | 530 | #1,896 |
| 2010s | 322 | #3,571 |
| 2020s | 152 | #4,171 |
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Questions
- Is Michaella a boy or girl name?
- Michaella is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Michaella were girls.
- How popular is the name Michaella?
- 34 baby girls were named Michaella in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name.
- When was Michaella most popular?
- Michaella peaked in 1997, when 141 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,232 in 1995.
- How many people are named Michaella?
- 2,309 babies have been named Michaella in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,263 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Michaella most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Michaella was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.