Michaiah
Mostly boys · my-KAY-ah · Hebrew
Michaiah is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Michaiah mean?
Hebrew: biblical name, also spelled Micaiah
“who is like God?”
Michaiah, or Micaiah, is the prophet in 1 Kings 22 who alone foretold King Ahab's defeat.
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Is Michaiah a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Michaiah has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Michaiah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Michaiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Michaiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
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