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Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: rising fast

MichaelaIn Hebrew: מיכאלה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: מִיכָאֵלָה

Michaela (Hebrew: מיכאלה) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 3,158 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 132 girls and ranked #139. Its peak year was 2021, with 211 babies.

People in Israel
3,158
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
132
rank #139
Peak year
2021
211 babies
USA, 2025
323
rank #841

Writing and saying Michaela

In Hebrew letters the name is מיכאלה, read right to left. Michaela is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Michaela by year: Israel and abroad

How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Michaela: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Michaela in English-speaking countries

Michaela in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025323#8411997 (3,398)
United Kingdom202555#7321997 (386)
England and Wales202549#7471996 (376)
Scotland20253#7801989 (88)
Northern Ireland20253#3971998 (24)
Ireland202515#2761997 (114)
British Columbia20236#5141995 (46)
Alberta202511#4061994 (41)
Quebec20257#5901998 (18)

Counts for girls. The Hebrew page for Michaela has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Michaela

How do you write Michaela in Hebrew?

Michaela is written מיכאלה in Hebrew (with vowel points: מִיכָאֵלָה). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Michaela?

3,158 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name מיכאלה: 3,158 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Michaela a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named מיכאלה are women.

Is Michaela used outside Israel?

The name Michaela appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 323 girls were given it in 2025 (#841), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 55 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.