Michaela

Where Michaela comes from

From Michael + -a. Latinate feminine form of Michael, first appearing as an anglicisation of the Portuguese ("Micaela") and Spanish ("Micaela"). Doublet of Michelle.
— Wiktionary's entry for Michaela
  • Hebrew
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1921
    First appearance
    #5,099 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1978
    Michaela Conlin born
    American actress
  3. 1987
    Michaela Coel born
    British actress and screenwriter
  4. 1997
    Peak, #100
    3,398 babies named Michaela — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2002
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #201.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Michaela Conlin · American actress, born 1978
  • Michaela Coel · British actress and screenwriter, born 1987
  • Michaela Dorfmeister · Austrian Alpine skier, born 1973
  • Michaela Schaffrath · German television actress and pornographic actress, born 1970
  • Michaela Jaé Rodriguez · American actress and singer, born 1991

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.