Mostly boys · peaked in 2023
Micah name popularity since 1925
133,606 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Micah (10.5% girls, 89.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Micah is about 17 years old in 2026. Micah peaked in 2023 as the #87 name for boys, and it ranked #90 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 133,606
- Named Micah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #90
- for boys in 2025 (3,817 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.5% boys
- 14,035 girls · 119,571 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 4.69× its national share
Peak year is the year Micah made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Micah births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2022. Measured as a share of all babies, Micah peaked in 2023.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Micah became 4.6× more common, from 1 in 10,300 baby boys to 1 in 2,270.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Micah's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Micah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Micah in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 27 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 40 | 238 | #1,527 |
| 1960s | 133 | 1,134 | #691 |
| 1970s | 792 | 6,979 | #254 |
| 1980s | 1,716 | 11,031 | #208 |
| 1990s | 3,213 | 13,754 | #212 |
| 2000s | 3,640 | 27,018 | #150 |
| 2010s | 2,914 | 36,739 | #105 |
| 2020–25 | 1,587 | 22,651 | #90 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
38.8% of babies named Micah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Micah is most popular
The index compares Micah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Micah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 4.69× | 1,913 |
| Alaska | 2.21× | 429 |
| Georgia | 1.59× | 5,747 |
| Washington | 1.57× | 3,436 |
| Nevada | 1.55× | 723 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Micah and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Micah (this page) | 119,571 | 2023 |
| Mikah | 3,379 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Micah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Micah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Micah (2023).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data