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Mikaela

Swedish and Finnish feminine form of Mikael, as well as an English variant of Michaela.

PronunciationFinnish /ˈmi.kɑ.ˌe.lɑ/
Usage languagesEnglish, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish
US rank (2025)#1,034

Meaning and history

Mikaela is the Swedish and Finnish feminine form of Mikael and an English variant of Michaela. A notable bearer is the American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin (1995–).

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 450 births, rank #641
2007: 446 births, rank #665
2008: 577 births, rank #533
2009: 601 births, rank #502
2010: 717 births, rank #431
20112011: 673 births, rank #451
2012: 497 births, rank #586
2013: 453 births, rank #617
2014: 531 births, rank #576
2015: 486 births, rank #604
20162016: 486 births, rank #616
2017: 401 births, rank #717
2018: 432 births, rank #676
2019: 394 births, rank #722
2020: 360 births, rank #755
20212021: 363 births, rank #780
2022: 425 births, rank #689
2023: 339 births, rank #819
2024: 268 births, rank #968
20252025: 241 births, rank #1,034

Mikaela moved from #820 to #968 for girls between 2023 and 2024. Its highest annual birth count came in 1997, with 1,071 births.