The baby name Michela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'italian': {'ipa': '/miˈkɛla/', 'respelling': 'mee-KEH-lah'}, 'english_distributed': {'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mi-KAY-lə'}}.
Michela is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Michela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'italian': {'ipa': '/miˈkɛla/', 'respelling': 'mee-KEH-lah'}, 'english_distributed': {'ipa': '/mɪˈkeɪlə/', 'respelling': 'mi-KAY-lə'}}.
Michela is Italian in Origin.
Michela is the Italian feminine form of Michele, derived from the biblical Michael (Hebrew Mikha’el, “Who is like God?” - a rhetorical declaration of God’s unmatched status). Via Greek Mikhaēl and Latin Michael, it entered Italian through Christian devotion to Saint Michael the Archangel. Records attest it from the early modern period; popularity rose in Italy in the later 20th century, especially the 1960s–90s, and the name remains well known in Italy and Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Variants and cognates include Michaela (English/German/Scandinavian), Mihaela (Romanian/Bulgarian), Micaela (Spanish/Portuguese/Italian), and French Michèle; a rarer Italian spelling is Michella. Nicknames: Michi, Miki, Chela, Ela. In Italian, Michele is masculine, so Michela unambiguously marks the feminine. Many celebrate a name day on 29 September, the Feast of the Archangels.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1998 | #1 | — | 560 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #32 | 85,667 | 9,415 |
| MT | 0 | #37 | 7 | 1,767 | |
| IT | Girls | 2006 | #46 | 1,131 | 48 |
| IT | 0 | #60 | 5,879 | 4,183 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #91 | 62 | 3,773 |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| EC | 0 | #119 | 3 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #133 | 3 | 1,786 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #184 | 7 | 4,850 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #210 | 8 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #271 | 8 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #274 | 10 | 2,919 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #288 | 7 | 3,687 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #290 | 27 | 7,429 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #354 | 7 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #355 | 8 | 8,539 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #409 | 3 | 3,279 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #428 | 7 | 6,867 | |
| Germany | 0 | #428 | 10 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #436 | 12 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #440 | 12 | 7,952 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #483 | 28 | 6,731 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #515 | 4 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 6 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #720 | 19 | 3,895 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #744 | 95 | 4,949 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #825 | 117 | 12,708 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #830 | 22 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #887 | 57 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #901 | 16 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #909 | 75 | 5,561 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #922 | 34 | 5,933 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,043 | 36 | 16,140 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 390 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,101 | 41 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Michela is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:
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