Micaiah
Micaiah, son of Imlah, is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. He is one of the four disciples of Elijah.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Micaiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Micaiah, son of Imlah, is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. He is one of the four disciples of Elijah.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Micaiah
As a girl name
Micaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 73 Micaiahs were born — ranking #2,211 that year. As of 2026, Micaiah ranks #6,648 for girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-50%). In total, more than 2K Micaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Micaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 139 Micaiahs were born — ranking #1,276 that year. As of 2026, Micaiah ranks #1,552 for boys with 113 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 3K Micaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Micaiah
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About the name Micaiah
Micaiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Micaiah's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,265. Use the chart and map above to compare Micaiah'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 .
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