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Mikaela

femaleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #643 to #2313.200020052010201520202025#643#2313
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#643
1997#1074
1998#925
1999#952
2000#1313
2001#1728
2002#1104
2003#1383
2004#1158
2005#1295
2006#1031
2007#1234
2008#1447
2009#1909
2010#1584
2011#1489
2012#1720
2013#2313
2014#1367
2015#1961
2016#1370
2017#2090
2018#2090
2019#1782
2020#1507
2021#1224
2022#1685
2023#1959
2024#1894
2025#1229

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 26 of the 36 years from 1988 to 2023.

In 2024: #469 among girls in Norway, #1894 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1988–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1988

    First recorded at #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1994–1997

    Highest recorded position: #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1994–1997).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1988 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #90 in New South Wales, Australia in 1994.

Mikaela'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#122926HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#189415HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#195914HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#168517HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#122427HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#150720HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#178216HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#137024HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#196114HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#136723HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#231311HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#172017HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#148920HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#158418HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#190913HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#144719HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#123422HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#103127HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#129518HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#115820HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#138315HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#110419HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#172810HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#131314HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#95222HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#92523HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#107418HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#64337HighVerified
1997New South Wales, Australiafemale#9882InsufficientNot yet available
1995New South Wales, Australiafemale#9391InsufficientNot yet available
1994New South Wales, Australiafemale#9097InsufficientNot yet available
1996New Zealandfemale#9948HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4695HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4247HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#5607HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#4888HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5976HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4247HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#3409HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#3747HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4415HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#4654HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#2948HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#2709HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#29411HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#27911HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#4175HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#3507HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#3806HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#4454HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4923HighVerified

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

Where Mikaela is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Mikaela, between 1988 and 2025, in 35 of those 38 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1998New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1994New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1995New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1997New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1994England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1996New Zealand: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: highest position in 1998NorwayNorway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: highest position in 202319882025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1988–202326#270 in 1998
New South Wales, Australia1994–19973#90 in 1994
England and Wales1996–202530#643 in 1996
New Zealand19961#99 in 1996
Northern Ireland19981#351 in 1998
Norway2023–20242#424 in 2023

Its high point came 29 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1994) than in Norway (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1990; it appears again in 1994.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Mikaela

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1988–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 1988 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #90 in New South Wales, Australia in 1994. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.