Micheala

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Micheala: Recorded since 1991, it reached #275 in 1997, and it was last ranked in 2015.

3registrars recorded it
31times a registrar ranked it
25years from first to last
#275highest recorded position
9groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2014

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1646
1997	#1543
1998	#1979
1999	#1970
2000	#1995
2002	#1928
2004	#3197
2005	#1934
2007	#2233
2009	#5556
2010	#4688
2012	#4838
2014	#4684

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 17 of the 25 years from 1991 to 2015.

In 2014: #752 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4684 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1991–2015 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1991
First recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1991–2015
Highest recorded position: #275 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1991–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2015.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Micheala appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 17 years beginning in 1991, and has registered 93 births with the name.

Micheala across 2 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.

Micheala'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	#515 (1991)	#275 (1997)	#896 (2015)	17 of 25	93 (1991–2015)	13 (1997)
England and Wales · Girls	#1646 (1996)	#1543 (1997)	#4684 (2014)	13 of 19	95 (1996–2014)	11 (1997)

Micheala 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 Micheala in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990sbusiest	51	7 of 10	7
2000s	24	5 of 10	5
2010s	18	5 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1990s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

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

Micheala 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 3 regions, from 1991 to 2015. Highest recorded position: #275 in Republic of Ireland in 1997.

Micheala'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
2014	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#4688	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#5556	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2233	10	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1934	11	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1928	9	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1995	8	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1970	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1979	8	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1543	11	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1646	10	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#358	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#752	4	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#894	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#907	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#695	5	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#705	4	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#689	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#655	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#331	9	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#441	5	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#322	7	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#380	5	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#275	13	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#295	10	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#516	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#297	10	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#515	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 3 registrars between 1991 and 2015, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #275, first reached in 1997.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1997.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 6 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.

Michalina · #309, 19y
Micheal · #86, 58y
Michel · #243, 24y
Michela · #411, 20y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 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.

Hoorain · #275, 16y
Kalum · #274, 23y
Vilte · #276, 18y
Kaela · #273, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Dahlia · #275, 27y
Juno · #275, 27y
Lilith · #275, 30y
Sahil · #275, 29y

Micheala was ranked #275 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1997. 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.

Micheala 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 Micheala without appearing here.

Micheala moved ahead of

Vicki Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3197 and #3197 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #1934 and #3970.
Lene Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4688 and #4688 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #4838 and #5876.
Finlay Compare
In 2009 they stood at #5556 and #4564 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #4688 and #5707.
Helene Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4838 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #4684 and #5691.

Moved ahead of Micheala

Shea Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2233 and #3667 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #5556 and #2148.
Diane Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2233 and #2627 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #5556 and #3031.
Marilyn Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2233 and #4294 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #5556 and #3031.
Linnea Compare
In 2008 they stood at #1934 and #2084 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #5556 and #3422.

Moved the opposite way to Micheala

Abigail Compare
Between 1991 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Micheala went from #515 to #896 while Abigail went from #300 to #56.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1991 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Micheala went from #515 to #896 while Alexandra went from #147 to #78.
Alice Compare
Between 1991 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Micheala went from #515 to #896 while Alice went from #99 to #40.
Anna Compare
Between 1991 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Micheala went from #515 to #896 while Anna went from #62 to #14.

Moved the same way as Micheala

Alma Compare
Between 1991 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Micheala went from #515 to #896 and Alma from #365 to #581.
Angela Compare
Between 1991 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Micheala went from #515 to #896 and Angela from #133 to #581.
Aoife Compare
Between 1991 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Micheala went from #515 to #896 and Aoife from #4 to #13.
Audrey Compare
Between 1991 and 2015 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Micheala went from #515 to #896 and Audrey from #193 to #532.

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 3 regions, from 1991 to 2015. Highest recorded position: #275 in Republic of Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Micheala

Micheala at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Micheala across 2 official records

Micheala by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Micheala appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Micheala at a glance

Micheala across 2 official records

Micheala by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Micheala appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Micheala

Micheala and the names beside it

Micheala moved ahead of

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