How Many People Are Named Micaela?
An estimated 13,436 people in the United States have the first name Micaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Micaela peaked in popularity in 1995 with 585 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Micaela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Micaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,436
About 1 in 25,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1995
585 births
Total Registered
14,809
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Micaela
Micaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,809 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Micaela as a male name
Ranked #6,670 in 1987
6 male births in 1987
Peak: 1987 (6 births)
Micaela as a female name
Ranked #1,118 in 2024
216 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (585 births)
Micaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Micaela span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,359 babies were registered. Micaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Micaela by Decade
How has Micaela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Micaela by State
Birth registrations for Micaela span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Maine, Alaska. On average, about 287 Micaelas were registered per state.
Micaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Micaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Micaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Micaela?
We estimate approximately 13,436 people named Micaela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 25,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Micaela a common name?
Micaela is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,809 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Micaela most popular?
Micaela reached peak popularity in 1995, when 585 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Micaela is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Micaela a female name?
Micaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Micaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Micaela Smith, Micaela Johnson, Micaela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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