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Mikaili

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How to Pronounce Mikaili

Pronounced mih-KY-lee /mɪˈkaɪ.li/Low

Meaning: Mikaili is a modern spelling that elaborates Michael or Mikael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, meaning 'who is like God?'. The added -i ending and softer shape reframe the classic name as a girl's name.Low

In 30 seconds: Mikaili elaborates Michael/Mikael (Hebrew, 'who is like God?') into a flowing girl's name. A modern spelling, it stayed rare and peaked in the mid-two-thousands (said mih-KY-lee).

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Origin LowHebrew, American

MeaningMikaili is a modern spelling that elaborates Michael or Mikael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, meaning 'who is like God?'. The added -i ending and softer shape reframe the classic name as a girl's name.

U.S. rank (2011)#16139 ↘ Falling

2011 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2004

Total births (all-time)≈ 90

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

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

Mikaili is a modern reworking of Michael or Mikael, whose root is the Hebrew Mikha'el, a rhetorical question meaning 'who is like God?' and the name of the archangel Michael. By adding a flowing -i ending, Mikaili recasts that ancient name as a soft, contemporary girls' name, keeping the original meaning intact.

Mikaili was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak in the mid-two-thousands. A girl named Mikaili then is about twenty today.

Did you know? Mikaili turns one of the oldest boys' names, Michael, into a girls' name simply by softening its ending, part of a modern trend of reworking classic male names for daughters.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Mikaili — Elaboration of Michael/Mikael; Hebrew Mikha'el, who is like God

Variations

MikaylaMikaelMichaela

Nicknames

MikaKaili

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Mikaili mean?

It is a modern elaboration of Michael or Mikael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el meaning 'who is like God?', softened into a girl's name.

How do you pronounce Mikaili?

It is said mih-KY-lee /mɪˈkaɪ.li/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Mikaili a boy or girl name?

Mikaili is used here as a girl's name.

How popular is Mikaili?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid-two-thousands.