Feminine dossier · first seen 1921

Michaela

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Michaela
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1997

Peak era

1997

Peak rank proxy

3,398

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1921Peak 19972024

Peak year

1997

Decline from peak

88.9%

2024

378

All-time

53,303

Michaela is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1997, when 3,398 girls were named Michaela.

In 2024, only 378 girls were given the name.

Down 88.9% from its peak.

All told, about 53,303 Americans have been named Michaela and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1921.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1997

19973,398 girls named Michaela

2024378 girls named Michaela

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