Micah Boy
How popular is Micah?
#90 boy name in 2025
3,817 baby boys were named Micah in the US in 2025, making it the 90th most popular boy name. Another 291 girls got the name (#908 for girls).
Micah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #90 for boys (▼ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,817 boys, 291 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #105 in 2015, #106 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (3,969 boys) |
| Highest rank | #86 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1946 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Micah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Micah family of names ranked #88 for boys in 2025 (#89 the year before), with 4,041 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Micah | 3,817 | 94% |
| Mikah | 107 | 3% |
| Mykah | 36 | 1% |
| Mycah | 28 | 1% |
| Mikai | 22 | 1% |
| Mica | 23 | 1% |
| Mykai | 8 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Micah is most popular
Babies named Micah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 6.9 per 1,000 (107 boys)
- Alaska: 5.1 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- District of Columbia: 4.7 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Delaware: 4.4 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- South Dakota: 4.2 per 1,000 (78 boys)
Micah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 27 | #1,819 |
| 1950s | 238 | #949 |
| 1960s | 1,134 | #592 |
| 1970s | 6,979 | #205 |
| 1980s | 11,031 | #207 |
| 1990s | 13,754 | #195 |
| 2000s | 27,018 | #118 |
| 2010s | 36,739 | #102 |
| 2020s | 22,651 | #86 |
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Questions
- Is Micah a boy or girl name?
- Micah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Micah were boys.
- How popular is the name Micah?
- 3,817 baby boys were named Micah in the US in 2025, making it the 90th most popular boy name. Another 291 girls got the name (#908 for girls).
- When was Micah most popular?
- Micah peaked in 2022, when 3,969 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #86 in 2024.
- How many people are named Micah?
- 133,606 babies have been named Micah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 130,816 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Micah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Micah was most common in Hawaii, at 6.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.