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Mikaia

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Pronounced mih-KY-uh /mɪˈkaɪ.ə/Medium

Meaning: Mikaia is a modern spelling in the Micah/Mikayla family, elaborating Mikaya or Makaia. The underlying names trace to the Hebrew question 'who is like God?' (as in Michael/Micah), but this particular form is a contemporary American coinage of sound rather than a traditional spelling.Low

In 30 seconds: Mikaia is a modern girl's name (said mih-KY-uh) in the Mikayla and Micah family, ultimately from Hebrew 'who is like God?' It appeared in the two-thousands and stayed rare.
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Origin LowAmerican, Hebrew
MeaningMikaia is a modern spelling in the Micah/Mikayla family, elaborating Mikaya or Makaia. The underlying names trace to the Hebrew question 'who is like God?' (as in Michael/Micah), but this particular form is a contemporary American coinage of sound rather than a traditional spelling.
U.S. rank (2022)#16930 ↗ Rising
2022 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2004
Total births (all-time)≈ 110

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200520032022

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Mikaia is a contemporary respelling within the Micah and Mikayla family, closest to Mikaya. Those parent names go back to the Hebrew micha'el, the rhetorical question 'who is like God?'; Mikaia itself is a modern American coinage prizing a soft, open sound.

Mikaia shows up for American girls in the early-to-mid two-thousands, given to only about fifteen a year at its peak and never common. A girl named Mikaia then would be around twenty today.

Did you know? Mikaia belongs to a burst of two-thousands respellings - Mikaya, Makaia, Mikayla - all reworking the ancient Hebrew name Micah into fresh, vowel-rich shapes.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Mikaia — Modern respelling; Mikaya/Makaia/Mikayla; Hebrew Micah root behind parents; plain-Latin only.

Variations

MikayaMakaiaMikayla

Nicknames

MikaKaia

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If you like Mikaia…

Mikayla— the parent name Mikaia elaborates
Kaia— shares the -aia/-aya sound
Amaya— a like flowing modern girl's name
Nakia— another soft three-beat coinage

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Mikaia mean?

Mikaia is a modern spelling in the Micah/Mikayla family; those names come from the Hebrew for 'who is like God?', while this form is a contemporary coinage.

How do you pronounce Mikaia?

It is said mih-KY-uh /mɪˈkaɪ.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Mikaia a boy or girl name?

Mikaia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Mikaia?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the mid-two-thousands.

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