Meaning of the nameMikaela
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Mi-ka-e-la
- Biblical name
Mikaela is a spelling of the name Micaela, which means “feminine form of Micael, 'who is like God?'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Micael, 'who is like God?'”
Meaning of the name Micaela, of which Mikaela is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Micaela · Behind the Name: Micaela · Behind the Name: Michael
- People (2022)
- 10,487
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,654
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,081
- people
Mikaela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mikaela, 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 (3,474 people).
10,421 women 66 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 Mikaela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mikaela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,201 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 931 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 833 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 820 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 583 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 577 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 513 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 422 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 398 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 395 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 383 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 316 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 286 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 222 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 200 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 198 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 185 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 180 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 173 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 132 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 129 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 107 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 100 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 98 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 42 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mikaela
It swaps the C for a K; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it among the spelling variants of Micaela. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
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.
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 Mikaela
What does the name Mikaela mean?
Mikaela means “feminine form of Micael, 'who is like God?'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Micaela, of which Mikaela is a spelling.
How many people are named Mikaela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,487 people with the first name Mikaela, which ranks it number 1,654 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Mikaela a boy's or a girl's name?
Mikaela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,421 women and 66 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Mikaela?
Mikaela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Mikaela most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.010% of the state's population is named Mikaela (383 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mikaela?
Micaela and Mikaella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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