Is Michaela a boy or girl name?
Michaela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 378 girls and 0 boys were named Michaela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 53,372 US babies named Michaela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #743
- Babies named Michaela since 1921
- 53,372
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 3,405 babies
Boys and girls named Michaela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 273 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 640 | 100% |
| 1960s | 6 | 931 | 99.4% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,455 | 100% |
| 1980s | 12 | 4,614 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 45 | 23,173 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 6 | 13,085 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,736 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,321 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 378 | #743 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 459 | #637 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 516 | #578 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 522 | #581 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 446 | #647 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 492 | #614 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 591 | #532 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 608 | #517 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 674 | #472 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 647 | #496 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 663 | #478 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 744 | #409 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 726 | #430 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 777 | #407 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 814 | #391 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 876 | #368 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 922 | #358 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 971 | #340 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #332 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,153 | #287 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,880 | 1,167 | #283 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,380 | #237 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,615 | #201 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,827 | #178 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 2,172 | #154 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,347 | 2,657 | #125 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,736 | 3,341 | #103 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,842 | 3,398 | #100 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 3,176 | #102 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,528 | 3,083 | #107 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,773 | 3,044 | #109 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,629 | 1,853 | #169 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 960 | #288 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 783 | #336 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 878 | #311 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,694 | 998 | #269 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,103 | 633 | #378 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 535 | #417 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 519 | #422 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 508 | #434 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 333 | #559 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 293 | #605 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 285 | #633 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 243 | #696 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 267 | #665 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 225 | #734 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 173 | #856 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 170 | #865 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 156 | #869 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,010 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 128 | #966 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,050 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,008 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 127 | #991 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 128 | #984 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 139 | #895 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,038 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 114 | #956 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,795 | 101 | #1,037 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,018 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,132 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,197 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,369 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,314 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,534 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,472 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,406 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,267 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,201 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,162 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,151 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,237 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,094 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,211 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,544 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,501 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,566 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,777 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,457 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,610 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,730 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,820 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,581 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,071 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,382 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,852 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,302 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,531 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,078 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,650 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,146 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,471 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,645 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Michaela reached #3,795 in 1966. As a girl name, it reached #100 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Michaela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.