Michela first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1911. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1998, 99 babies received the name (ranked #1645). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7443), with roughly 16 babies named Michela each year. Michela's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 2,208 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.