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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Micaela has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1895
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 2003
- 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
- Nebraska#367 · 1 in 1,658
- New Jersey#458 · 1 in 2,637
- Colorado#474 · 1 in 2,293
- South Carolina#505 · 1 in 2,422
- Texas#525 · 1 in 2,927
Best ever in a state: #135 in Arizona, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #367 | 5 | 1 in 1,658 |
| New Jersey | #458 | 16 | 1 in 2,637 |
| Colorado | #474 | 11 | 1 in 2,293 |
| South Carolina | #505 | 7 | 1 in 2,422 |
| Texas | #525 | 54 | 1 in 2,927 |
| Maryland | #547 | 8 | 1 in 3,031 |
| Florida | #558 | 24 | 1 in 3,326 |
| Massachusetts | #591 | 8 | 1 in 3,775 |
| Washington | #600 | 9 | 1 in 3,207 |
| Arizona | #609 | 11 | 1 in 3,065 |
| Oregon | #618 | 5 | 1 in 3,246 |
| Tennessee | #629 | 8 | 1 in 3,800 |
| California | #691 | 52 | 1 in 4,359 |
| Wisconsin | #725 | 5 | 1 in 5,025 |
| Indiana | #819 | 6 | 1 in 5,401 |
| Ohio | #848 | 9 | 1 in 6,476 |
| New York | #855 | 17 | 1 in 5,771 |
| Illinois | #932 | 11 | 1 in 6,299 |
| Michigan | #957 | 7 | 1 in 7,013 |
| Pennsylvania | #995 | 7 | 1 in 8,074 |
| Virginia | #1,017 | 5 | 1 in 7,208 |
| Georgia | #1,076 | 7 | 1 in 7,106 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
100 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1995 at #439 (585 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1985–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,006
- 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%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 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 2003
girls
#743
343 births · 1 in 5,327 girls
Top girls' names in 2003
More about 2003
girls
1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 5,327 of them was named Micaela, which outranked 96.0% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).