Micah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MY-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #189 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #90 for boys
Micah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 189th for boys in the UK (302 babies) and 90th for boys in the US (3,817 babies).
What does Micah mean?
Hebrew: short form of Michayahu
“who is like God?”
Micah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Micah a girl's or a boy's name?
Micah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 302 boys in the UK and 291 girls and 3,817 boys in the US.
How popular is Micah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 189th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 302 about 1 in 990 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 302 boys in the UK were named Micah, making it the 189th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 264th. 7 girls were also named Micah in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Micah of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Micah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 189th in England and Wales, 367th in Scotland and 86th in Northern Ireland.
Micah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 302 | #189 |
| 2024 | 297 | #191 |
| 2023 | 270 | #203 |
| 2022 | 256 | #219 |
| 2021 | 238 | #237 |
| 2020 | 200 | #264 |
| 2019 | 202 | #266 |
| 2018 | 217 | #261 |
| 2017 | 188 | #304 |
| 2016 | 236 | #260 |
| 2015 | 168 | #317 |
| 2014 | 172 | #305 |
| 2013 | 176 | #289 |
| 2012 | 182 | #290 |
| 2011 | 179 | #290 |
| 2010 | 191 | #276 |
| 2009 | 180 | #276 |
| 2008 | 197 | #250 |
| 2007 | 140 | #311 |
| 2006 | 69 | #502 |
| 2005 | 65 | #489 |
| 2004 | 46 | #607 |
| 2003 | 49 | #540 |
| 2002 | 34 | #642 |
| 2001 | 34 | #617 |
| 2000 | 43 | #517 |
| 1999 | 53 | #458 |
| 1998 | 30 | #657 |
| 1997 | 33 | #585 |
| 1996 | 43 | #473 |
How popular is Micah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 90th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,817 about 1 in 450 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,817 boys in the US were named Micah, making it the 90th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 106th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 3,969 boys. It first appears in the records in 1946. 291 girls were also named Micah in 2025 (908th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Micah in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,041 boys in the US were given Micah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #92.
Micah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,817 | #90 |
| 2024 | 3,924 | #86 |
| 2023 | 3,897 | #87 |
| 2022 | 3,969 | #89 |
| 2021 | 3,630 | #107 |
| 2020 | 3,414 | #106 |
| 2019 | 3,509 | #109 |
| 2018 | 3,780 | #103 |
| 2017 | 3,711 | #107 |
| 2016 | 3,498 | #115 |
| 2015 | 3,767 | #105 |
| 2014 | 3,666 | #109 |
| 2013 | 3,700 | #105 |
| 2012 | 3,765 | #103 |
| 2011 | 3,772 | #102 |
| 2010 | 3,571 | #108 |
| 2009 | 3,541 | #118 |
| 2008 | 3,528 | #121 |
| 2007 | 3,307 | #126 |
| 2006 | 2,841 | #145 |
| 2005 | 2,714 | #150 |
| 2004 | 2,489 | #161 |
| 2003 | 2,286 | #173 |
| 2002 | 2,224 | #173 |
| 2001 | 2,113 | #178 |
| 2000 | 1,975 | #186 |
| 1999 | 1,739 | #195 |
| 1998 | 1,692 | #199 |
| 1997 | 1,570 | #202 |
| 1996 | 1,478 | #209 |
| 1995 | 1,392 | #212 |
| 1994 | 1,169 | #246 |
| 1993 | 1,203 | #240 |
| 1992 | 1,195 | #242 |
| 1991 | 1,136 | #245 |
| 1990 | 1,180 | #238 |
| 1989 | 1,118 | #237 |
| 1988 | 1,114 | #224 |
| 1987 | 1,064 | #224 |
| 1986 | 1,101 | #217 |
| 1985 | 1,147 | #208 |
| 1984 | 1,113 | #207 |
| 1983 | 1,038 | #220 |
| 1982 | 1,123 | #216 |
| 1981 | 1,165 | #213 |
| 1980 | 1,048 | #228 |
| 1979 | 1,144 | #205 |
| 1978 | 1,006 | #215 |
| 1977 | 1,051 | #211 |
| 1976 | 900 | #226 |
| 1975 | 790 | #254 |
| 1974 | 694 | #272 |
| 1973 | 527 | #327 |
| 1972 | 373 | #407 |
| 1971 | 269 | #490 |
| 1970 | 225 | #539 |
| 1969 | 173 | #592 |
| 1968 | 130 | #660 |
| 1967 | 129 | #655 |
| 1966 | 108 | #713 |
| 1965 | 117 | #688 |
| 1964 | 96 | #772 |
| 1963 | 95 | #781 |
| 1962 | 110 | #729 |
| 1961 | 103 | #757 |
| 1960 | 73 | #890 |
| 1959 | 65 | #949 |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,395 |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,714 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,502 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,043 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,286 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,072 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,878 |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,819 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
Names like Micah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jonah, Caleb, Tobias, Noah, Elijah, Ali, Zachary, Asher, Isaiah, Mason, Gabriel, Abel
Other spellings of Micah
Names related to Micah
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Micah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/micah, updated 20 October 2026.