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Micah

Boy

Meaning of Micah: Hebrew: 'who is like God'

Micah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 84th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 190th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#84

4,108 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#190

263 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

133,606

First recorded 1946 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,330 babies1982: 1,276 babies1983: 1,200 babies1984: 1,288 babies1985: 1,313 babies1986: 1,285 babies1987: 1,253 babies1988: 1,324 babies1989: 1,297 babies1990: 1,392 babies19901991: 1,388 babies1992: 1,465 babies1993: 1,481 babies1994: 1,458 babies1995: 1,740 babies1996: 1,837 babies1997: 1,939 babies1998: 2,107 babies1999: 2,160 babies2000: 2,368 babies20002001: 2,512 babies2002: 2,621 babies2003: 2,657 babies2004: 2,833 babies2005: 3,009 babies2006: 3,242 babies2007: 3,686 babies2008: 3,841 babies2009: 3,889 babies2010: 3,890 babies20102011: 4,060 babies2012: 4,072 babies2013: 3,994 babies2014: 3,936 babies2015: 4,101 babies2016: 3,779 babies2017: 3,979 babies2018: 4,052 babies2019: 3,790 babies2020: 3,652 babies20202021: 3,898 babies2022: 4,186 babies2023: 4,148 babies2024: 4,246 babies2025: 4,108 babies
US babies named Micah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,246.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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