Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in England and Wales. It is very prevalent in the Czech Republic, ranking at number 9 in January 2002, and number 16 in January 2006. Variant forms There are numerous variant spellings. Equivalents in other languages include: Meical (Welsh) Micaela (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) Michaëla (Dutch) Michaiła (Polish) Michaela (Czech, Lithuanian) Michajlina (Belarusian) Michala (Estonian) Michalina (Polish) Micheáilín (Irish) Michela (Italian) Michèle (French) Michelina (Italian) Michelle (English, French) Micheline (French) Miguela (Portuguese, Spanish) Miguelina (Spanish) Mihaela (Croatian, Romanian) Mihaéla (Hungarian) Mihaila (Bulgarian) Mihajla (Serbian) Mikaela (Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish) Mikela (Basque) Miķela (Latvian) Mikhaela (Bulgarian, Ukrainian) Mikhaila (English, Russian) Mikhailina (Bulgarian, Russian) Mikhaĭlina (Bulgarian) Mikhaylina (Russian) Mikkeline (Danish) Mykhaila (Ukrainian) Mykhaylyna (Ukrainian) ميكيلا (Arabic) מיכאלה (Hebrew) Μιχαέλα (Greek) Միքայելա (Armenian) Notable people with this name Mikaela (1935–1991), Spanish singer and actress Mikaela Badinková (born 1979), Slovak actress Mikaela Banas (born 1978), New Zealand actress best known for the TV series McLeod's Daughters Mikaela Bastidas Puyucahua (1747–1781), martyr for Peruvian Independence Michaela Bercu (born 1967), Romanian-Israeli model Michaela Coel (born 1987), British actress, screenwriter, director, producer and singer Michaela Conlin (born 1978), U.S. actress in Bones and Yellowstone Michaela Denis (1914–2003), British-born film-maker Michaela Dietz (born 1982), South Korean-American actress Michaela Dorfmeister (born 1973), Austrian skier Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913–1989), American artist, author, and educator Michaela Eichwald (born 1967), German painter Mikala Münter Gundersen (born 1968), Danish dressage rider Michaela Kalogerakou (born 1998), Greek water polo player Michaela Kargbo (born 1991), track and field athlete in Sierra Leone Michaela Kirchgasser (born 1985), Austrian skier Michaëlla Krajicek (born 1989), Dutch tennis player, sister of Richard Krajicek Michaela McAreavey (1983–2011), Ulster Rose of Tralee 2004 and daughter of Mickey Harte Michaela McManus (born 1983), American actress in Law & Order, SVU McKayla Maroney (born 1995), U.S. gymnast Michaela Michalopoulou (born 1980), Greek handball player Michaela Odone (1939–2000), jointly discovered a treatment for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) Michaela Paštiková (born 1980), Czech tennis player Michaela Pereira (born 1970), CNN news anchor Michaela Schaffrath (born 1970), German television actress Mikaela Shiffrin (born 1995), U.S. skier Michaela Strachan (born 1966), British television presenter Michaela Tabb (born 1967), British/Scottish pool and snooker referee MyKayla Skinner (born 1996), US gymnast