Meaning of the nameMicaela
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Mi-ca-e-la
- Biblical name
Micaela is a female name of Hebrew origin, the feminine of Micael, the Portuguese form of Miguel, from the Hebrew Miḵaʾel, 'who is like God?'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Micael, 'who is like God?'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Micaela · Behind the Name: Micaela · Behind the Name: Michael
- People (2022)
- 19,882
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,073
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,137
- people
Micaela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Micaela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (6,509 people).
19,758 women 124 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Micaela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Micaela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.019%
- Espírito Santo 0.018%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.014%
- Amazonas 0.012%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,780 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,963 | 0.019% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,102 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,559 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 1,423 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 947 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 812 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 722 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 688 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 542 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 486 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 360 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 316 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 286 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 249 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 241 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 212 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 208 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 190 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 179 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 156 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 146 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 105 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 63 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 63 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 43 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 41 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Micaela
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado (1981) in giving Micaela as the feminine of Micael, formed as Mica- + -ela, and Wiktionary records Micaela as the feminine of Micael, a learned borrowing of the Latin Michaēl, a doublet of Miguel. Behind the Name presents it as the feminine form of Michael, from the Hebrew Miḵaʾel, 'who is like God?', from mi, 'who', ke, 'like', and ʾel, 'God'. The name is almost always female and almost everyone recorded was born in the 1990s or later. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,882 people named Micaela, with a median age of 15; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
This is the traditional spelling and the most recorded in the group, with a C.
Other spellings of Micaela
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Micaela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Micaela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Micael · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Micaela · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Michael · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Micaela
What does the name Micaela mean?
Micaela means “feminine form of Micael, 'who is like God?'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Micaela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,882 people with the first name Micaela, which ranks it number 1,073 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Micaela a boy's or a girl's name?
Micaela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 19,758 women and 124 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Micaela?
Micaela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Micaela most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.019% of the state's population is named Micaela (2,963 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Micaela?
Mikaela and Mikaella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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