Baby name
Michaela
/mih · KAY · lah/
Meaning
“Who is like God”
Feminine form of Michael, from Hebrew meaning who is like God; the standard form used across English-speaking and Germanic countries.
How it ages.
Classic and well-traveled; ages reliably without ever feeling stale.
The cultural moment.
Top 50 in Germany in the 1980s-90s; consistent use in the US and Ireland.