How Many People Are Named Michaela?
An estimated 51,450 people in the United States have the first name Michaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Michaela peaked in popularity in 1997 with 3,405 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michaela 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 Michaela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Michaela is overwhelmingly female, 69 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
51,450
About 1 in 6,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1997
3,405 births
Total Registered
53,372
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michaela
Michaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 53,372 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Michaela as a male name
Ranked #10,880 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 1999 (10 births)
Michaela as a female name
Ranked #743 in 2024
378 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (3,398 births)
Michaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michaela span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 23,218 babies were registered. Michaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Michaela by Decade
How has Michaela 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.
Michaela by State
Birth registrations for Michaela span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, Delaware, District of Columbia. On average, about 983 Michaelas were registered per state.
Michaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Michaela
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Michaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michaela?
We estimate approximately 51,450 people named Michaela 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 6,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Michaela a common name?
Michaela is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 53,372 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michaela most popular?
Michaela reached peak popularity in 1997, when 3,405 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michaela is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michaela a female name?
Michaela is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michaela Smith, Michaela Johnson, Michaela 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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