Mikah
Mikah was the 1594th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1090th with 171 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 162 places. More babies were named Mikah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Micah) who is like God? · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,594 boys, down 200 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 107boys
- Girls and boys
- 19% girls, 81% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009171 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,061babies recorded
What does the name Mikah mean?
Mikah is a spelling of Micah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Micah's meaning and origin.
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
Mikah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,183 | #1,594 | 25 | 107 |
| 2020 | #4,513 | #1,394 | 30 | 125 |
| 2010 | #2,929 | #1,225 | 59 | 145 |
| 2000 | #2,584 | #2,461 | 58 | 39 |
| 1990 | #7,159 | #6,916 | 12 | 7 |
| 1980 | #7,183 | #5,312 | 9 | 7 |
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How popular is Mikah, counting every spelling?
Mikah is a spelling of Micah, a name family that ranked #90 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,594 for Mikah on its own. 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 Mikah?
107 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mikah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mikah 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 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mikah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mikah?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Mikah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Mikah 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.
Mikah by state
How common Mikah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 35 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 Mikah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mikah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mikah
What does Mikah mean?
Mikah is a spelling of Micah, which means “who is like God?” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mikah?
Mikah was the 1594th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1090th with 171 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 162 places. More babies were named Mikah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mikah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 19% girls, 81% boys given the name Mikah in the US.
Where is Mikah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mikah was most common in Florida (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and North Carolina.