Milcah
Milcah was the daughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor, according to the genealogies of Genesis. She is identified as the mother of Bethuel and grandmother of Rebecca and Laban in biblical tradition, and some texts of the Midrash have identified her as Sarah's sister.
Meaning & Origin of Milcah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Milcah was the daughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor, according to the genealogies of Genesis. She is identified as the mother of Bethuel and grandmother of Rebecca and Laban in biblical tradition, and some texts of the Midrash have identified her as Sarah's sister.
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The Story of Milcah
Milcah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 18 Milcahs were born — ranking #6,411 that year. As of 2026, Milcah ranks #9,422 for baby girls with 8 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 186 Milcahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Milcah
Milcah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 186 births in the dataset. Milcah's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,411. Use the chart and map above to compare Milcah'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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