Micah
Micah is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, English.
- Biblical
- English
Meaning & Origin of Micah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Micah is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- English
The Story of Micah
As a girl name
Micah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1954, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 421 births, good for #586 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Micahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #880 among girl names with 308 births, gradually rising (+5%). In total, more than 14K Micahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Micah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1946, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 4,089 births, good for #81 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Micahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #81 among boy names with 4,089 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 124K Micahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Micah
Micah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 124K births in the dataset. Micah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #81. Use the chart and map above to compare Micah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.