Micaela
#1,285 for girls in 2025, 174 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,089
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1995 · 585 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,977since 1895
Micaela over time
Rank among girls' names. Micaela has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,285 | 174 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,118 | 217 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,055 | 237 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,089 | 229 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,075 | 233 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,067 | 232 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,029 | 249 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,145 | 213 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,067 | 240 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,055 | 247 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,135 | 223 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,085 | 236 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,267 | 187 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,037 | 244 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,150 | 213 | — | |
| 2010 | #955 | 268 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,091 | 233 | — | |
| 2008 | #962 | 278 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,003 | 263 | — | |
| 2006 | #956 | 273 | — | |
| 2005 | #847 | 298 | — | |
| 2004 | #811 | 310 | — | |
| 2003 | #743 | 343 | — | |
| 2002 | #752 | 321 | — | |
| 2001 | #675 | 370 | — | |
| 2000 | #608 | 417 | — | |
| 1999 | #525 | 482 | — | |
| 1998 | #463 | 557 | — | |
| 1997 | #463 | 542 | — | |
| 1996 | #451 | 555 | — | |
| 1995 | #439 | 585 | — | |
| 1994 | #468 | 540 | — | |
| 1993 | #646 | 345 | — | |
| 1992 | #794 | 254 | — | |
| 1991 | #804 | 254 | — | |
| 1990 | #811 | 245 | — | |
| 1989 | #901 | 204 | — | |
| 1988 | #872 | 202 | — | |
| 1987 | #888 | 190 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #906 | 178 | — | |
| 1985 | #545 | 365 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,137 | 120 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,212 | 105 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,213 | 110 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,239 | 105 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,318 | 96 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,332 | 93 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,614 | 66 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,538 | 70 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,433 | 73 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,672 | 57 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,598 | 59 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,885 | 44 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,674 | 53 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,175 | 37 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,267 | 34 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,134 | 35 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,982 | 34 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,684 | 21 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,109 | 32 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,704 | 21 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,539 | 23 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,608 | 22 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,881 | 35 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,194 | 25 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,909 | 30 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,738 | 33 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,892 | 28 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,968 | 25 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,653 | 32 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,386 | 44 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,525 | 38 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,647 | 29 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,743 | 23 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,310 | 34 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,684 | 21 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,416 | 27 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,449 | 26 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,289 | 34 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,174 | 40 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,310 | 34 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,252 | 39 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,151 | 46 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,646 | 26 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,514 | 30 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 35 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,527 | 27 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,645 | 24 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Micaela! It came in at #1,299, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1903, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Micaela is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#234 · 1 in 1,318
- New Mexico#376 · 1 in 1,903
- Connecticut#395 · 1 in 3,040
- Massachusetts#438 · 1 in 3,588
- Arizona#535 · 1 in 3,490
Best ever in a state: #135 in Arizona, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #234 | 7 | 1 in 1,318 |
| New Mexico | #376 | 5 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Connecticut | #395 | 6 | 1 in 3,040 |
| Massachusetts | #438 | 10 | 1 in 3,588 |
| Arizona | #535 | 7 | 1 in 3,490 |
| Missouri | #567 | 6 | 1 in 5,207 |
| California | #656 | 43 | 1 in 5,003 |
| Washington | #672 | 5 | 1 in 5,437 |
| Texas | #800 | 19 | 1 in 6,783 |
| Florida | #824 | 9 | 1 in 7,713 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,083 | 5 | 1 in 13,844 |
| New York | #1,202 | 9 | 1 in 12,429 |
| Illinois | #1,286 | 5 | 1 in 14,516 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Micaela
- 167 spots since 2024 (#1,118 → #1,285)
- 218 spots since 2020 (#1,067 → #1,285)
- 150 spots since 2015 (#1,135 → #1,285)
- Biggest jump: 592 spots in 1985 (#1,137 → #545)
- Biggest drop: 361 spots in 1986 (#545 → #906)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1995 at #439 (585 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1985–2006
- Highest: 1 in 3,006 girls born in 1995 were named Micaela (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,237 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 29.1% of all girls named Micaela (4,359) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #1,299 (1895) | #1,299 |
| 1900s | 34 | #1,416 (1906) | #1,673 |
| 1910s | 160 | #1,405 (1913) | #1,766 |
| 1920s | 343 | #1,151 (1924) | #1,378 |
| 1930s | 233 | #1,289 (1930) | #1,598 |
| 1940s | 281 | #1,310 (1941) | #1,669 |
| 1950s | 289 | #1,653 (1950) | #1,969 |
| 1960s | 262 | #1,982 (1966) | #2,416 |
| 1970s | 586 | #1,332 (1979) | #1,719 |
| 1980s | 1,675 | #545 (1985) | #1,023 |
| 1990s | 4,359 | #439 (1995) | #586 |
| 2000s | 3,106 | #608 (2000) | #845 |
| 2010s | 2,320 | #955 (2010) | #1,093 |
| 2020s | 1,322 | #1,055 (2023) | #1,115 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Micaela in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 9,151 of them was named Micaela, which outranked 93.3% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 311,164 of them was named Micaela, which outranked 25.3% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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- #6,089Micaela6
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Tied with 861 names at #6,089; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.