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How popular is the name Michaela?
Births per year, rank history and how many Michaelas are alive today.
Michaela (female) is an uncommon girls' name in England and Wales, ranked 747th in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. The name peaked in 1996, when 376 babies were given the name, the 124th most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 13% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. Common short forms of Michaela include Mia and Mica.
The Michaela you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Michaelas born in England and Wales are between 20 and 34, and there are at least 6,300 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 2% chance that at least one of them will be called Michaela.
How many babies are named Michaela each year?
Where does Michaela rank among girls' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Michaela most popular?
Michaela peaked in 1996, when 376 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Michaela?
At least 6,300 people named Michaela born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Michaela?
Most living Michaelas are between 20 and 34; the most common age is about 31.
Is Michaela becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.