Meaning of the nameMichaela
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Mi-cha-e-la
- Biblical name
Michaela is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, the feminine form of Michael, which means 'who is like God?'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Michael, 'who is like God?'”
Source: Wiktionary: Michaela · Wiktionary: Michael · Behind the Name: Michaela
- People (2022)
- 1,423
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,501
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,591
- people
Michaela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Michaela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (451 people).
1,418 women 0 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 Michaela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Michaela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 447 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 218 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 131 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 128 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 103 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 89 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 43 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Michaela
According to Wiktionary, Michaela is a feminine form of Michael, formed with the suffix -a, and Michael comes from Biblical Hebrew mîḵāʾēl, literally 'who is like God?'. Behind the Name also records Michaela as a feminine form of Michael, the name of the archangel in the Bible. In Portuguese, Wiktionary gives Micaela as the equivalent of Michaela. The meaning given is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,423 people named Michaela, with a median age of 21. The name is almost always female, with most records from the 1990s onward.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Michaela · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Michael · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Michaela · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Michael · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Micaela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Michaela
What does the name Michaela mean?
Michaela means “feminine form of Michael, 'who is like God?'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Michaela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,423 people with the first name Michaela, which ranks it number 6,501 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Michaela a boy's or a girl's name?
Michaela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,418 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Michaela?
Michaela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Michaela most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Michaela (218 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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