NameTides

Micaela

Micaela was the #1,285 girls' name in the US in 2025 (174 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Micaela as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Micaela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Micaela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,285 (174)#2,788 (9)—#2,131 (10)
2024#1,118 (217)#4,844 (4)—#2,102 (10)
2023#1,055 (237)#2,063 (13)—#1,312 (18)
2022#1,089 (229)#2,674 (9)—#1,362 (17)
2021#1,075 (233)#3,961 (5)—#1,592 (14)
2020#1,067 (232)#4,535 (4)—#1,662 (13)
2019#1,029 (249)#3,541 (6)—#2,374 (8)
2018#1,145 (213)#2,901 (8)—#1,507 (15)
2017#1,067 (240)#3,229 (7)—#2,374 (8)
2016#1,055 (247)#3,214 (7)—#1,109 (23)
2015#1,135 (223)#1,961 (14)—#1,267 (19)
2014#1,085 (236)#2,659 (9)—#1,279 (19)
2013#1,267 (187)#4,739 (4)—#1,364 (17)
2012#1,037 (244)#3,285 (7)—#966 (27)
2011#1,150 (213)#2,893 (8)—#1,305 (18)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1995 at #439.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1895.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,300 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Micaela is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,400 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Micaela by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,418NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #908CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #840TXFlorida: #692FL
Micaela (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MicaelaCanadaGirls#2,13110
MicaelaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
MicaelaIrelandGirls—too few
MicaelaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MicaelaUSGirls#1,285174
MicaelaUSBoys—too few