Meaning: Its source is Michael, a Hebrew name meaning "Who resembles God."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Hebrew, English, Italian and Czech.

Nicknames: Kayla, Michaelina, Mickey, Micki, Mickie, Micky, Mike and Mikki

Alternative Spellings: Michaella, Mikyla and Mychaela

Variant Forms: Michaele, Michaila, Michayla, Mykela, Mikayla, Makayla and Mykala

Non-English Forms: Micaela, Mikaela, Mikhaila, Mihaela and Miguela

Popularity: The name Michaela ranked 193rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1052nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.