Michaela
#841 for girls in 2025, 323 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1997 · 3,398 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 53,633since 1921
Michaela over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #841 | 323 | — | |
| 2024 | #742 | 379 | — | |
| 2023 | #638 | 459 | — | |
| 2022 | #578 | 516 | — | |
| 2021 | #578 | 523 | — | |
| 2020 | #644 | 449 | — | |
| 2019 | #613 | 492 | — | |
| 2018 | #531 | 591 | — | |
| 2017 | #517 | 608 | — | |
| 2016 | #471 | 674 | — | |
| 2015 | #496 | 647 | — | |
| 2014 | #477 | 663 | — | |
| 2013 | #409 | 744 | — | |
| 2012 | #430 | 726 | — | |
| 2011 | #406 | 778 | — | |
| 2010 | #390 | 814 | — | |
| 2009 | #368 | 876 | — | |
| 2008 | #358 | 922 | — | |
| 2007 | #340 | 971 | — | |
| 2006 | #331 | 1,003 | — | |
| 2005 | #287 | 1,153 | — | |
| 2004 | #283 | 1,167 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #237 | 1,380 | — | |
| 2002 | #201 | 1,615 | — | |
| 2001 | #178 | 1,827 | — | |
| 2000 | #154 | 2,172 | — | |
| 1999 | #125 | 2,657 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #103 | 3,341 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #100 | 3,398 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #102 | 3,176 | — | |
| 1995 | #107 | 3,083 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #109 | 3,044 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #169 | 1,853 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #288 | 960 | — | |
| 1991 | #336 | 783 | — | |
| 1990 | #311 | 878 | — | |
| 1989 | #269 | 998 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #378 | 633 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #417 | 535 | — | |
| 1986 | #422 | 519 | — | |
| 1985 | #433 | 508 | — | |
| 1984 | #559 | 333 | — | |
| 1983 | #604 | 293 | — | |
| 1982 | #630 | 285 | — | |
| 1981 | #696 | 243 | — | |
| 1980 | #665 | 267 | — | |
| 1979 | #734 | 225 | — | |
| 1978 | #855 | 173 | — | |
| 1977 | #862 | 170 | — | |
| 1976 | #869 | 156 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,007 | 120 | — | |
| 1974 | #964 | 128 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,047 | 111 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,006 | 117 | — | |
| 1971 | #988 | 127 | — | |
| 1970 | #979 | 128 | — | |
| 1969 | #892 | 139 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,031 | 101 | — | |
| 1967 | #951 | 114 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,031 | 101 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #1,013 | 106 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,125 | 95 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,188 | 84 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,359 | 66 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,305 | 72 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,523 | 53 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,466 | 54 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,395 | 58 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,262 | 69 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,194 | 76 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,157 | 74 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,140 | 75 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,225 | 62 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,088 | 75 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,203 | 60 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,524 | 37 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,489 | 38 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,548 | 36 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,439 | 37 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,588 | 27 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,698 | 24 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,791 | 23 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,559 | 28 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | — | |
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| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | — | |
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| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
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| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | — | |
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| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | — | |
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| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1921
The first year at least five girls were named Michaela! It came in at #5,099, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1921–1926, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Michaela is popular in 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maine#78 · 1 in 275
- New Hampshire#90 · 1 in 349
- Montana#91 · 1 in 305
- Nebraska#91 · 1 in 346
- Rhode Island#95 · 1 in 326
Best ever in a state: #30 in Vermont, 1993.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #78 | 16 | 1 in 275 |
| New Hampshire | #90 | 13 | 1 in 349 |
| Montana | #91 | 9 | 1 in 305 |
| Nebraska | #91 | 24 | 1 in 346 |
| Rhode Island | #95 | 12 | 1 in 326 |
| Wyoming | #101 | 5 | 1 in 248 |
| Massachusetts | #116 | 62 | 1 in 495 |
| South Dakota | #123 | 8 | 1 in 369 |
| New Mexico | #127 | 19 | 1 in 438 |
| Alaska | #130 | 6 | 1 in 381 |
| Pennsylvania | #135 | 84 | 1 in 658 |
| Kansas | #144 | 25 | 1 in 538 |
| Wisconsin | #144 | 40 | 1 in 622 |
| Virginia | #147 | 52 | 1 in 686 |
| Connecticut | #148 | 23 | 1 in 637 |
| North Dakota | #149 | 5 | 1 in 463 |
| Michigan | #160 | 64 | 1 in 762 |
| South Carolina | #160 | 23 | 1 in 718 |
| Missouri | #162 | 38 | 1 in 735 |
| Kentucky | #165 | 26 | 1 in 742 |
| Hawaii | #170 | 6 | 1 in 543 |
| North Carolina | #170 | 55 | 1 in 790 |
| Tennessee | #170 | 36 | 1 in 834 |
| Louisiana | #173 | 27 | 1 in 760 |
| New York | #179 | 105 | 1 in 923 |
| Minnesota | #180 | 32 | 1 in 794 |
| Indiana | #185 | 37 | 1 in 872 |
| Ohio | #186 | 65 | 1 in 895 |
| New Jersey | #188 | 44 | 1 in 937 |
| Alabama | #191 | 22 | 1 in 886 |
| District of Columbia | #191 | 6 | 1 in 581 |
| Maryland | #205 | 25 | 1 in 950 |
| Colorado | #209 | 28 | 1 in 887 |
| Oregon | #211 | 18 | 1 in 890 |
| Georgia | #212 | 46 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Florida | #218 | 69 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Idaho | #221 | 8 | 1 in 777 |
| Nevada | #224 | 12 | 1 in 850 |
| Arkansas | #229 | 12 | 1 in 986 |
| Iowa | #230 | 13 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Illinois | #232 | 59 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Oklahoma | #235 | 16 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Washington | #258 | 25 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Arizona | #294 | 25 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Mississippi | #295 | 9 | 1 in 1,257 |
| California | #298 | 147 | 1 in 1,515 |
| Texas | #308 | 96 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Utah | #415 | 9 | 1 in 1,955 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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 Michaela
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 99 spots since 2024 (#742 → #841)
- 197 spots since 2020 (#644 → #841)
- 345 spots since 2015 (#496 → #841)
- Biggest jump: 139 spots in 1969 (#1,031 → #892)
- Biggest drop: 104 spots in 2024 (#638 → #742)
Rise & fade · girls
76 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1921
- Peaked 1997 at #100 (3,398 births)
- Births halved by 2002, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1997
- Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1976–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 512
- Highest: 1 in 512 girls born in 1997 were named Michaela (0.20%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,976 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 43.2% of all girls named Michaela (23,173) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 17 | #3,875 (1927) | #4,647 |
| 1930s | 58 | #1,797 (1939) | #2,724 |
| 1940s | 273 | #1,439 (1946) | #1,718 |
| 1950s | 640 | #1,088 (1952) | #1,265 |
| 1960s | 931 | #892 (1969) | #1,142 |
| 1970s | 1,455 | #734 (1979) | #931 |
| 1980s | 4,614 | #269 (1989) | #507 |
| 1990s | 23,173 | #100 (1997) | #175 |
| 2000s | 13,086 | #154 (2000) | #274 |
| 2010s | 6,737 | #390 (2010) | #474 |
| 2020s | 2,649 | #578 (2021) | #670 |
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.
Michaela in 2002
girls
#201
1,615 births · 1 in 1,113 girls
Top girls' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 1,113 of them was named Michaela, which outranked 98.9% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).