Micah
Boy and girl name
Micah meaning
who is like Yahweh
Micah at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #86 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #839 in 2024
Micah popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | #3,524 | 5 |
| 1950 | #1,879 | 16 |
| 1960 | #892 | 73 |
| 1970 | #539 | 225 |
| 1980 | #228 | 1,048 |
| 1990 | #238 | 1,180 |
| 2000 | #186 | 1,975 |
| 2010 | #108 | 3,570 |
| 2020 | #106 | 3,410 |
| 2024 | #86 | 3,909 |
All 78 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | #3,524 | 5 |
| 1947 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1949 | #1,820 | 17 |
| 1950 | #1,879 | 16 |
| 1951 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1952 | #2,073 | 14 |
| 1953 | #2,286 | 12 |
| 1954 | #2,044 | 15 |
| 1955 | #1,503 | 26 |
| 1956 | #1,608 | 24 |
| 1957 | #1,715 | 22 |
| 1958 | #1,396 | 31 |
| 1959 | #950 | 65 |
| 1960 | #892 | 73 |
| 1961 | #758 | 103 |
| 1962 | #729 | 110 |
| 1963 | #781 | 95 |
| 1964 | #772 | 96 |
| 1965 | #688 | 117 |
| 1966 | #713 | 108 |
| 1967 | #655 | 129 |
| 1968 | #661 | 130 |
| 1969 | #590 | 174 |
| 1970 | #539 | 225 |
| 1971 | #490 | 269 |
| 1972 | #407 | 373 |
| 1973 | #327 | 527 |
| 1974 | #272 | 694 |
| 1975 | #254 | 790 |
| 1976 | #226 | 900 |
| 1977 | #211 | 1,051 |
| 1978 | #215 | 1,006 |
| 1979 | #205 | 1,144 |
| 1980 | #228 | 1,048 |
| 1981 | #213 | 1,168 |
| 1982 | #216 | 1,123 |
| 1983 | #220 | 1,039 |
| 1984 | #207 | 1,113 |
| 1985 | #208 | 1,147 |
| 1986 | #217 | 1,101 |
| 1987 | #224 | 1,064 |
| 1988 | #224 | 1,114 |
| 1989 | #237 | 1,118 |
| 1990 | #238 | 1,180 |
| 1991 | #245 | 1,136 |
| 1992 | #241 | 1,195 |
| 1993 | #240 | 1,203 |
| 1994 | #246 | 1,169 |
| 1995 | #212 | 1,391 |
| 1996 | #210 | 1,478 |
| 1997 | #202 | 1,570 |
| 1998 | #199 | 1,692 |
| 1999 | #195 | 1,739 |
| 2000 | #186 | 1,975 |
| 2001 | #178 | 2,113 |
| 2002 | #173 | 2,224 |
| 2003 | #173 | 2,286 |
| 2004 | #161 | 2,489 |
| 2005 | #150 | 2,714 |
| 2006 | #145 | 2,841 |
| 2007 | #126 | 3,307 |
| 2008 | #121 | 3,527 |
| 2009 | #118 | 3,541 |
| 2010 | #108 | 3,570 |
| 2011 | #102 | 3,771 |
| 2012 | #103 | 3,764 |
| 2013 | #105 | 3,700 |
| 2014 | #109 | 3,666 |
| 2015 | #105 | 3,766 |
| 2016 | #115 | 3,496 |
| 2017 | #107 | 3,710 |
| 2018 | #103 | 3,777 |
| 2019 | #110 | 3,506 |
| 2020 | #106 | 3,410 |
| 2021 | #107 | 3,623 |
| 2022 | #89 | 3,964 |
| 2023 | #87 | 3,889 |
| 2024 | #86 | 3,909 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 |
| 1980 | #1,064 | 133 |
| 1990 | #905 | 212 |
| 1998 | #582 | 415 |
| 2000 | #636 | 393 |
| 2010 | #840 | 319 |
| 2020 | #1,054 | 236 |
| 2024 | #839 | 320 |
All 70 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 |
| 1955 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1956 | #5,953 | 5 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 |
| 1961 | #4,548 | 9 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 |
| 1964 | #3,880 | 12 |
| 1965 | #3,051 | 17 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 |
| 1971 | #2,478 | 30 |
| 1972 | #1,989 | 40 |
| 1973 | #1,666 | 54 |
| 1974 | #1,315 | 81 |
| 1975 | #1,342 | 80 |
| 1976 | #1,166 | 98 |
| 1977 | #1,183 | 104 |
| 1978 | #954 | 146 |
| 1979 | #1,036 | 134 |
| 1980 | #1,064 | 133 |
| 1981 | #906 | 165 |
| 1982 | #966 | 153 |
| 1983 | #918 | 162 |
| 1984 | #867 | 175 |
| 1985 | #943 | 166 |
| 1986 | #891 | 184 |
| 1987 | #890 | 189 |
| 1988 | #852 | 210 |
| 1989 | #972 | 179 |
| 1990 | #905 | 212 |
| 1991 | #811 | 252 |
| 1992 | #768 | 270 |
| 1993 | #746 | 278 |
| 1994 | #716 | 289 |
| 1995 | #629 | 348 |
| 1996 | #626 | 359 |
| 1997 | #613 | 369 |
| 1998 | #582 | 415 |
| 1999 | #586 | 421 |
| 2000 | #636 | 393 |
| 2001 | #627 | 399 |
| 2002 | #640 | 397 |
| 2003 | #706 | 371 |
| 2004 | #759 | 344 |
| 2005 | #856 | 295 |
| 2006 | #711 | 401 |
| 2007 | #767 | 379 |
| 2008 | #888 | 313 |
| 2009 | #813 | 347 |
| 2010 | #840 | 319 |
| 2011 | #905 | 288 |
| 2012 | #865 | 307 |
| 2013 | #877 | 294 |
| 2014 | #990 | 269 |
| 2015 | #838 | 334 |
| 2016 | #964 | 281 |
| 2017 | #977 | 268 |
| 2018 | #971 | 272 |
| 2019 | #939 | 281 |
| 2020 | #1,054 | 236 |
| 2021 | #965 | 268 |
| 2022 | #1,129 | 217 |
| 2023 | #1,008 | 251 |
| 2024 | #839 | 320 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Micah” (revision 93373449), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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