Micah
Micah was the 90th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,817 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 86th; the most babies were born in 2022 (3,969). Over the last ten years it has moved up 15 places. More babies were named Micah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning who is like God? · Hebrew
Say it MY-kuh /ˈmaɪkə/
- Rank in 2025
- #90 boys, up 16 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,817boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20223,969 babies
- Total since 1880
- 133,606babies recorded
What does the name Micah mean?
Micah is a Hebrew name, a short form of Michaiah or Mikhayahu, which DMNES glosses 'who is like God?'. It is a rhetorical question that expects the answer 'no one', and it shares its meaning with Michael. In the Bible Micah is the prophet of the book of that name, and several minor characters bear it as well. DMNES finds the French form Michée in Walloon church records in England from 1590. In the US Micah has been used for boys and, less often, girls.
מִיכָה (Biblical Hebrew, “Mikhah”)מִיכָיְהוּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Mikhayahu, who is like God?”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Michael, Mica, Mikah, Michaiah.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Micah', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Hebrew Bible, Micah 1:1, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria; verse reference and facts only, not quoted
- Wiktionary, entry 'Micah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Micah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #909 | #90 | 291 | 3,817 |
| 2020 | #1,052 | #106 | 238 | 3,414 |
| 2010 | #843 | #108 | 319 | 3,571 |
| 2000 | #636 | #186 | 393 | 1,975 |
| 1990 | #908 | #238 | 212 | 1,180 |
| 1980 | #1,067 | #228 | 133 | 1,048 |
| 1970 | #2,832 | #539 | 25 | 225 |
| 1960 | #5,524 | #891 | 7 | 73 |
| 1950 | — | #1,929 | — | 16 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Micah, counting every spelling?
Micah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #90 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 3,952 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micah | 3,817 | #90 | 19,237 |
| Mikah | 107 | #1,594 | 622 |
| Mycah | 28 | #3,916 | 178 |
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 Micah?
3,817 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Micah (1.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Micah 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 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Micah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Micah?
About 116,600 people born in the US named Micah are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 28. That makes Micah 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.
Micah by state
How common Micah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (3.1×), Alaska (2.3×), District of Columbia (2.1×), Delaware (1.9×), South Dakota (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Micah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Micah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Micah · Sibling names for Micah
Questions about the name Micah
What does Micah mean?
Micah means “who is like God?” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Micah?
Micah was the 90th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,817 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 86th; the most babies were born in 2022 (3,969). Over the last ten years it has moved up 15 places. More babies were named Micah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Micah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Micah in the US.
Where is Micah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Micah was most common in Hawaii (6.89 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alaska and District of Columbia.