Mikaiah

Gender: Mostly boys
Say it: my-KAY-a
Origin: Hebrew
US rank, 2025: #8,239 for boys

Mikaiah is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).

What does Mikaiah mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Micaiah

“who is like God?”

Micaiah was a prophet who foretold the defeat of King Ahab in 1 Kings 22.

Is Mikaiah a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Mikaiah has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 9 boys in the US.

How popular is Mikaiah in the US?

Rank in 2025: 8,239th among boys
Babies in 2025: 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
Five-year trend: Too rare to call too few babies to tell
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Mikaiah, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. It first appears in the records in 2011. 7 girls were also named Mikaiah in 2025 (11,928th for girls).

2025 had the most boys named Mikaiah of any year since it first appeared, in 2011.

Half of all the boys named Mikaiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

2011Busiest: 9 in 20252025

Mikaiah in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	9	#8,239
2024	6	#10,930
2023	7	#9,757
2022	7	#9,815
2021	7	#9,709
2020	5	#12,016
2019	0	–
2018	0	–
2017	7	#9,691
2016	5	#12,180
2015	0	–
2014	0	–
2013	5	#12,129
2012	0	–
2011	5	#12,280