Micah
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like God.
How Micah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #105 |
| 2016 | #115 |
| 2017 | #107 |
| 2018 | #103 |
| 2019 | #110 |
| 2020 | #107 |
| 2021 | #107 |
| 2022 | #90 |
| 2023 | #87 |
| 2024 | #86 |
| 2025 | #90 |
Micah by the numbers
In 2025, 266 babies in England and Wales were named Micah. In the US, 3,924 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,760 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Micah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mycahwho is like God; a modern respelling of Micah51 in the US (2017)
- Micawho is like god; diminutive of Micah34 in the US (2017)
- Michahwho is like God; a form of Micah6 in the US (2017)
- Micaiahwho is like God23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mykahwho is like God; a modern spelling of Micah91 in the US (2017)
- Michalwho is like God; form of Michael13 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Micah
Names that are said the same way as Micah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mikawho is like God; a form of Micah232 in the US (2017)
- Mikahwho is like God; a form of Micah176 in the US (2017)
- Mykawho is like God; a modern spelling of Micah85 in the US (2017)
- Mikaiwho is like God; a form of Michael35 in the US (2017)
- Mikhaiwho is like god; variant of michael7 in the US (2017)
- Mikhawho is like God; a form of Michael6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Micah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Micah
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