Mihaela

Girl · Hebrew, through Greek

Mihaela

Say it: mee-hah-EH-lah

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Meaning

Feminine of Mihail, from Hebrew Mikha'el 'who is like God?'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Very popular in Romania in the second half of the 20th century.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

80 babies given this name since 2003
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 177,600 girls
9 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

English	Michaela
Italian	Michela

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MahalaGirlUncertain. From the biblical Mahlah or Mahalath; the root may mean 'weakness, sickness' or something else entirely,…Biblical · peak 1882 · forgotten

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Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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