Mica
Mica was the 4488th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1927th with 28 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 166 places. More babies were named Mica in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,488 boys, down 256 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- 45% girls, 55% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197928 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,695babies recorded
Mica popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,046 | #4,488 | 20 | 23 |
| 2020 | #6,541 | #4,232 | 18 | 24 |
| 2010 | #5,362 | #4,072 | 26 | 25 |
| 2000 | #2,965 | #4,964 | 48 | 15 |
| 1990 | #1,499 | #4,889 | 104 | 11 |
| 1980 | #2,036 | #3,198 | 52 | 14 |
| 1970 | #1,347 | #5,202 | 78 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,088 | — | 11 | — |
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How popular is Mica, counting every spelling?
Mica is a spelling of Mykah, a name family that ranked #1,445 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,488 for Mica on its own. Together these spellings went to 113 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mykah | 36 | #3,288 | 228 |
| Mika | 34 | #3,422 | 212 |
| Mica | 23 | #4,488 | 112 |
| Myka | 20 | #4,989 | 87 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mica?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mica (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mica born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mica.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mica?
About 900 people born in the US named Mica are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 11 and 44. That makes Mica mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mica by state
How common Mica was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mica: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mica, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mica
How popular is the name Mica?
Mica was the 4488th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1927th with 28 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 166 places. More babies were named Mica in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Mica a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 45% girls, 55% boys given the name Mica in the US.
Where is Mica most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mica was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).