Mikaela
Mikaela is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Sweden, Finland
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 17,887 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mikaela
If you do not know Mikaela’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Mikaela,” in English, “Guten Tag Mikaela,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mikaela,
German
Guten Tag Mikaela,
French
Bonjour Mikaela,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mikaela:
Chinese
Mikaela您好：
Japanese
Mikaela様
English
Hi Mikaela,
German
Hi Mikaela,
French
Salut Mikaela,
Spanish
Hola Mikaela,
Chinese
Mikaela你好：
Japanese
Mikaelaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name |
| Finland | rare | woman's name |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 17,887 female · 17,887 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mikaela a male or female name?
Mikaela is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Mikaela in an email?
If you do not know Mikaela’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Mikaela,” in English, “Guten Tag Mikaela,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Mikaela a unisex name?
Mikaela is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Mikaela a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/mikaela. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mikaela,
title = {Is Mikaela a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/mikaela},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}