How Many People Are Named Micah?
people named Micah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,617 people in the US has this name
Based on 133,606 babies named Micah in Social Security records from 1946 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,246 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Contracted form of MICAIAH. Micah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He authored the Book of Micah, which alternates between prophesies of doom and prophesies of restoration. It was occasionally used as an English given name by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation, but it did not become common until the end of the 20th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Micah, 10.6% were girls and 89.4% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1950s: 14.4% of the babies were girls then and 6.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Micah alive today is about 19 years old, and 78% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Micah first appears in the records in 1946 and was given most often in 2024, to 4,246 babies. In 2025, 4,108 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1946 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Micah never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #86, in 2024, and it was in the top 100 for 4 years, 2022 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #90. Among girls, its best rank was #582, in 1998.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #90 | #909 |
| Best rank | #86 (2024) | #582 (1998) |
| Years in the top 100 | 4 (2022 to 2025) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #106 in the 2010s | #742 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Micah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Micah were born in Texas than in any other state: about 12,908 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Micah was given 5.2 times as often in Hawaii, 1.7 times in Alaska and 1.6 times in Alabama.
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