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Micaela

Micaela holds the #1285 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 174 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1067 in 2020 to #1285 today. Its strongest year on record was 1995 (#439 nationally, 585 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1895. The name's biggest fan base is in Florida (#692 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1285
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#439
in 1995 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
174
girls named Micaela

Micaela popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.018%0.027%0.036%18801900192019401960198020002020#439 in 1995
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1995

Where Micaela is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025MI—New York: #1418 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1418Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025PA—New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025CT—California: #908 (31 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#908Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025DE—Arizona: #818 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#818New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Micaela in 2025HI—Texas: #840 (35 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#840Florida: #692 (24 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#692
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Florida (#692), Alabama (#819), Arizona (#818)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Micaela in the most recent year of SSA data.

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