Over the past 110 years, 47 990 girls and 5 boys have been named Michaela. The name Michaela ranks 538th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Michaela in 1942. The peak of popularity of the name Michaela came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.