Michaela

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Michaela: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Michaela: Recorded every year since 1969, it reached #40 in 1994, and it stood at #273 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
142times a registrar ranked it
57years from first to last
#40highest recorded position
24groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Michaela's record

Ranked every year since 1969, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#124
1997	#145
1998	#163
1999	#180
2000	#216
2001	#238
2002	#263
2003	#265
2004	#295
2005	#306
2006	#305
2007	#336
2008	#325
2009	#355
2010	#398
2011	#430
2012	#480
2013	#551
2014	#629
2015	#620
2016	#655
2017	#582
2018	#680
2019	#694
2020	#643
2021	#709
2022	#718
2023	#734
2024	#837

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 54 of the 57 years from 1969 to 2025.

In 2024: #259 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, #541 among girls in Scotland, #837 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1969–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2000
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in New Zealand, in 1994 (recorded 1993–2000).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Michaela appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 54 years beginning in 1969, and has registered 1,805 births with the name.

Michaela across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Michaela's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#443 (1969)	#49 (1998)	#273 (2025)	54 of 57	1,805 (1969–2025)	114 (1997)
Norway · Girls	#593 (1971)	#331 (1973)	#540 (2017)	25 of 47	148 (1971–2017)	12 (1973)
England and Wales · Girls	#124 (1996)	#124 (1996)	#837 (2024)	29 of 29	3,714 (1996–2024)	376 (1996)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#104 (1997)	#96 (1998)	#407 (2024)	25 of 28	267 (1997–2024)	24 (1998)
New Zealand · Girls	#81 (1993)	#40 (1994)	#78 (2000)	8 of 8	687 (1993–2000)	114 (1994)

Where the highest position is not the biggest year

Inside a single year a registrar's ranking is its birth counts put in order, so the top of a list is always the name given to the most babies that year. Across years the two separate, because the number of births and the number of names sharing them both change.

In Republic of Ireland · Girls the name reached its highest position, #49, in 1998, when 85 births were registered with it. More were registered in 1997 — 114 — in a year it ranked #53.

Michaela by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Michaela in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	3	1 of 10	3
1970s	35	9 of 10	4
1980s	46	8 of 10	6
1990sbusiest	682	10 of 10	68
2000s	536	10 of 10	54
2010s	404	10 of 10	40
2020s	99	6 of 10	17

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 68 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2010 and 2011, when recorded births rose by 53, from 38 to 91.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Michaela appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #40 in New Zealand in 1995.

Michaela's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#837	44	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#734	49	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#718	51	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#709	53	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#643	58	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#694	56	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#680	59	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#582	73	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#655	64	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#620	67	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#629	64	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#551	75	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#480	92	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#430	100	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#398	111	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#355	122	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#325	138	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#336	129	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#305	145	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#306	136	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#295	139	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#265	158	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#263	150	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#238	168	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#216	194	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#180	247	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#163	275	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#145	321	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#124	376	High	Verified
2000	New Zealand	female	#78	55	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	female	#66	68	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	female	#51	83	High	Verified
1997	New Zealand	female	#48	94	High	Verified
1996	New Zealand	female	#46	103	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	female	#40	111	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	female	#40	114	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	female	#81	59	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#407	3	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#418	3	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#446	3	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#397	3	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#263	6	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#296	5	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#223	8	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#229	8	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#234	8	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#203	9	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#132	18	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#283	6	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#253	7	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#212	9	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#190	10	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#145	14	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#114	17	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#128	14	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#173	9	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#128	15	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#176	9	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#119	17	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#104	20	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#96	24	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#104	22	High	Verified
2017	Norway	female	#540	4	High	Verified
2014	Norway	female	#568	4	High	Verified
2011	Norway	female	#448	8	High	Verified
2010	Norway	female	#567	5	High	Verified
2009	Norway	female	#528	6	High	Verified
2007	Norway	female	#530	6	High	Verified
2001	Norway	female	#548	5	High	Verified
1996	Norway	female	#496	7	High	Verified
1995	Norway	female	#645	4	High	Verified
1994	Norway	female	#415	9	High	Verified
1993	Norway	female	#658	4	High	Verified
1992	Norway	female	#414	10	High	Verified
1990	Norway	female	#619	5	High	Verified
1989	Norway	female	#495	8	High	Verified
1988	Norway	female	#535	7	High	Verified
1987	Norway	female	#624	5	High	Verified
1985	Norway	female	#623	5	High	Verified
1983	Norway	female	#546	6	High	Verified
1981	Norway	female	#651	4	High	Verified
1980	Norway	female	#462	8	High	Verified
1979	Norway	female	#647	4	High	Verified
1978	Norway	female	#631	4	High	Verified
1973	Norway	female	#331	12	High	Verified
1972	Norway	female	#615	4	High	Verified
1971	Norway	female	#593	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#273	15	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#259	16	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#247	16	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#237	18	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#270	16	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#246	18	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#284	16	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#255	18	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#205	25	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#156	35	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#185	30	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#139	42	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#130	48	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#108	61	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#78	91	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#164	38	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#183	33	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#134	46	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#103	57	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	34	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#107	53	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#90	62	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	53	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	52	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#70	74	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#68	72	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#58	78	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#49	85	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#53	114	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#54	100	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#68	79	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#66	83	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#125	42	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#152	34	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#154	33	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	34	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#272	12	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#304	10	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#521	3	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#386	6	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#459	4	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#529	3	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#467	4	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	4	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#388	6	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#468	4	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#497	3	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#455	4	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	5	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#449	4	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	3	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#447	3	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#443	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#541	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1969 and 2025, ranked in 57 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #40, first reached in 1994.

It held a top-100 place in 13 years, 12 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 376 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1971, and 55 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Michael-James · #3079, 10y
Michael-Junior · #3004, 10y
Michaella · #380, 30y
Michal · #58, 63y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Bianca · #39, 54y
Danny · #41, 58y
Austin · #37, 62y
Corey · #37, 54y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Daire · #40, 60y
Kellie · #40, 54y
Simone · #40, 62y
Bianca · #39, 54y

Michaela was ranked #40 in New Zealand · Girls in 1994. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Michaela and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Michaela without appearing here.

Michaela moved ahead of

Karin Compare
In 1999 they stood at #523 and #523 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #68 and #536.
Marilyn Compare
In 1994 they stood at #459 and #414 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1995 that had become #68 and #516.
May Compare
In 1993 they stood at #386 and #386 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1994 that had become #66 and #502.
Kylie Compare
In 1995 they stood at #272 and #250 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1996 that had become #54 and #471.

Moved ahead of Michaela

Tara Compare
In 1994 they stood at #415 and #602 in Norway · Girls; by 1995 that had become #645 and #286.
Iben Compare
In 1992 they stood at #414 and #652 in Norway · Girls; by 1993 that had become #658 and #337.
Natalie Compare
In 1978 they stood at #631 and #633 in Norway · Girls; by 1979 that had become #647 and #424.
Rita Compare
In 2023 they stood at #734 and #851 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #837 and #625.

Moved the opposite way to Michaela

Camilla Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Michaela went from #443 to #259 while Camilla went from #288 to #556.
Danielle Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Michaela went from #443 to #259 while Danielle went from #322 to #504.
Donna Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Michaela went from #443 to #259 while Donna went from #145 to #736.
Katrina Compare
Between 1969 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Michaela went from #443 to #259 while Katrina went from #288 to #898.

Moved the same way as Michaela

Isabella Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Michaela went from #471 to #273 and Isabella from #389 to #48.
Ivy Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Michaela went from #471 to #273 and Ivy from #471 to #50.
Sadie Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Michaela went from #471 to #273 and Sadie from #471 to #5.
Saoirse Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Michaela went from #471 to #273 and Saoirse from #389 to #17.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #40 in New Zealand in 1995. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Michaela

Michaela at a glance

What stands out in Michaela's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Michaela across 5 official records

Where the highest position is not the biggest year

Michaela by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Michaela appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Michaela

Michaela and the names beside it

Michaela moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Michaela

Moved the opposite way to Michaela

Moved the same way as Michaela

Michaela at a glance

What stands out in Michaela's record

Michaela across 5 official records

Where the highest position is not the biggest year

Michaela by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Michaela appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Michaela

Michaela and the names beside it

Michaela moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Michaela

Moved the opposite way to Michaela

Moved the same way as Michaela