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The baby name Micaela is a Female name , 34 syllables long and is pronounced {'lang': 'English (common)', 'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mih-KAY-lə'},{'lang': 'Spanish/Italian', 'ipa': '/miˈkaela/', 'respelling': 'mee-KAH-eh-lah'}.

Micaela is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 34.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: {'lang': 'English (common)', 'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mih-KAY-lə'},{'lang': 'Spanish/Italian', 'ipa': '/miˈkaela/', 'respelling': 'mee-KAH-eh-lah'}

What is the meaning of the name Micaela ?

The baby name Micaela is a Female name , 34 syllables long and is pronounced {'lang': 'English (common)', 'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mih-KAY-lə'},{'lang': 'Spanish/Italian', 'ipa': '/miˈkaela/', 'respelling': 'mee-KAH-eh-lah'}.

Micaela is Hebrew in Origin.

Micaela is the Spanish and Italian feminine form of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha’el, “Who is like God?,” a rhetorical declaration of God’s incomparability. Used across Iberia, Italy, and Latin America, it pairs the soft -a ending with the biblical gravitas of the archangel’s name. In Portuguese it shares the same spelling; in French it appears as Micaëla, and in English-speaking countries it often coexists with related spellings.

The name appears in European records from the early modern era and gained wider cultural visibility through Bizet’s Carmen (character Micaëla). It remains steady in Spain, Portugal, and Argentina, with periodic upticks in Italy. Cognates and variants include Michaela (English, German), Mikaela (Scandinavian), Michela (Italian), and modern phonetic forms like Mikayla/Makayla. Diminutives range from Mica and Mika to Ela and Kayla. Notable bearers include Peruvian revolutionary Micaela Bastidas and Saint Micaela of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Micaela – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 1998 #1 — 560
AR Girls 0 #46 3,770 8,289
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
UY Girls 0 #56 2,576 6,731
UY 0 #60 143 2,477
AO 0 #64 13 2,729
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AR 0 #75 127 2,915
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
EC 0 #113 9 2,502
MU 0 #115 22 3,613
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
PT Girls 0 #122 918 7,952
Switzerland Girls 2024 #134 2 1,786
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
AO Girls 0 #148 63 4,575
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
LU Girls 0 #157 29 4,850
PR Girls 0 #159 9 3,171
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
BO Girls 0 #169 1,028 9,488
PT 0 #169 83 4,161
MU Girls 0 #173 190 8,539
EC Girls 0 #177 63 3,650
Sweden Girls 2020 #179 2 1,663
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Girls 0 #235 17 7,056
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
GT 0 #242 73 5,948
PE Girls 0 #242 1,830 14,861
JP Girls 0 #244 8 6,592
IT Girls 0 #246 6,711 9,415
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
BO 0 #249 134 6,868
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
GT Girls 0 #253 312 7,500
PE 0 #255 56 6,350
Canada Girls 2024 #278 8 2,795
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
Finland 0 #294 14 830
Finland Girls 0 #311 82 1,368
DK Girls 0 #324 6 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
PA Girls 0 #334 152 9,861
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
IT 0 #346 546 4,183
CZ Girls 0 #347 5 5,378
BR 0 #354 7 5,969
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PH Girls 0 #364 27 13,098
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
Spain Girls 0 #367 1,051 5,561
MX Girls 0 #370 2,076 17,781
UY Boys 0 #370 30 5,922
PT Boys 0 #376 6 7,951
MX 0 #385 29 8,339
France Girls 2020 #391 4 3,215
CL 0 #391 21 6,867
AR Boys 0 #396 72 7,628
ZA 0 #396 52 14,421
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
Austria Girls 0 #408 13 1,885
Spain 0 #408 45 2,326
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
CR Girls 0 #489 44 11,342
GT Boys 0 #495 5 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CL Girls 0 #506 390 14,098
CO 0 #506 5 7,768
PS Girls 0 #513 11 10,981
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
Finland Girls 2026 #527 254 3,895
AE Girls 0 #540 14 20,968
IR Girls 0 #542 4 8,334
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BO Boys 0 #578 15 9,244
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
IL Girls 0 #592 26 11,648
SG Girls 0 #625 8 18,916
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
ZA Girls 0 #646 612 25,928
BR Girls 0 #652 307 12,708
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
CL Boys 0 #695 6 13,390
United States Girls 2024 #701 216 8,487
Germany Girls 0 #735 104 4,949
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
PE Boys 0 #850 29 14,506
CO Girls 0 #854 229 16,140
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
CO Boys 0 #911 10 15,656
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #920 11 5,610
SA Girls 0 #923 13 25,931
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
NL Girls 0 #940 16 5,933
MX Boys 0 #942 41 16,355
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,008 2 14,742
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
MA 0 #1,196 4 20,986
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,264 9 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,443 29 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,690 2 28,008

Micaela is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Switzerland
Sweden

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People also ask about Micaela

Micaela is predominantly a girl's name.
Micaela is a 34 syllable name, pronounced {'lang': 'English (common)', 'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mih-KAY-lə'},{'lang': 'Spanish/Italian', 'ipa': '/miˈkaela/', 'respelling': 'mee-KAH-eh-lah'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Michaela, Mikaela, Mikayla, Micaëla, Micaella and Michela.
Across languages, Micaela has these equivalents: Michael (English, masculine), Miguel (Spanish, masculine), Mikhail (Russian, masculine), Michèle (French, feminine), Michela (Italian, feminine).
Yes, very popular — Micaela ranked #1 in Ireland in 1998, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Micaela ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 1998).
Micaela's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #422 in 2010 to #391 in 2020 in France.