Michaela has been given to about 53,702 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Michaela ranks 843rd among American girls in 2025, with 323 born that year. Its best year was 1997, when 3,405 babies were given the name, ranking 100th. The typical living American called Michaela is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.