NameTides

Micah

Micah was the #90 boys' name in the US in 2025 (3,817 babies), and #189 in England & Wales and #139 in Canada.

Micah as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Micah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandUSCanadaEngland & WalesScotlandIreland
Micah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#90 (3,817)#189 (266)#367 (9)#86 (27)#468 (7)#139 (232)#97 (90)
2024#86 (3,924)#190 (263)#246 (16)#118 (18)#430 (8)#142 (226)—
2023#87 (3,897)#216 (228)#231 (18)#106 (24)#660 (4)#135 (226)—
2022#89 (3,969)#225 (224)#312 (12)#125 (20)#572 (5)#137 (245)—
2021#107 (3,630)#243 (204)#297 (13)#125 (21)#390 (9)#182 (204)—
2020#106 (3,414)#264 (177)#305 (12)#186 (11)#741 (3)#162 (225)—
2019#109 (3,509)#271 (178)#355 (9)#160 (15)#764 (3)#190 (200)—
2018#103 (3,780)#262 (195)#433 (7)#161 (15)#572 (5)#185 (206)—
2017#107 (3,711)#308 (162)#406 (8)#147 (18)#374 (10)#180 (212)—
2016#115 (3,498)#261 (202)#331 (11)#127 (23)#491 (6)#184 (206)—
2015#105 (3,767)#322 (143)#359 (9)#159 (16)—#181 (208)—
2014#109 (3,666)#313 (147)#439 (7)#152 (18)—#185 (209)—
2013#105 (3,700)#299 (149)#434 (7)#132 (20)#711 (3)#173 (207)—
2012#103 (3,765)#290 (158)#361 (9)#167 (15)—#171 (210)—
2011#102 (3,772)#279 (159)#491 (5)#168 (15)#623 (4)#182 (197)—

Micah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Micah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Micah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#908 (291)#3,333 (7)#1,265 (20)
2024#839 (322)#3,319 (7)#945 (29)
2023#1,008 (251)#2,928 (8)#1,080 (23)
2022#1,130 (217)#3,534 (6)#1,415 (16)
2021#967 (268)#3,961 (5)#1,381 (17)
2020#1,050 (238)#3,447 (6)#1,662 (13)
2019#939 (281)#4,686 (4)#875 (31)
2018#971 (272)#5,666 (3)#889 (31)
2017#977 (268)#4,763 (4)#1,784 (12)
2016#964 (281)#2,547 (10)#1,463 (16)
2015#838 (334)#5,730 (3)#1,757 (12)
2014#989 (270)#5,691 (3)#1,151 (22)
2013#877 (294)—#918 (29)
2012#865 (307)#4,171 (5)#751 (37)
2011#905 (288)#2,275 (11)#666 (43)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #87.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1946.
  • In 2025, 7% of US babies named Micah were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 450 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 450common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 310common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 690common
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Micah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 430 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 400 to 1 in 460.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Micah by state, 2025Alaska: #46AKMaine: #172MEWisconsin: #93WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #110NHWashington: #91WAIdaho: #118IDMontana: #201MTNorth Dakota: #136NDMinnesota: #83MNIllinois: #113ILMichigan: #88MINew York: #120NYMassachusetts: #135MAOregon: #119ORNevada: #92NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #57SDIowa: #90IAIndiana: #71INOhio: #77OHPennsylvania: #61PANew Jersey: #131NJConnecticut: #137CTRhode Island: #177RICalifornia: #105CAUtah: #128UTColorado: #88CONebraska: #103NEMissouri: #116MOKentucky: #98KYWest Virginia: #85WVVirginia: #74VAMaryland: #74MDDelaware: #82DEArizona: #104AZNew Mexico: #67NMKansas: #114KSArkansas: #99ARTennessee: #97TNNorth Carolina: #70NCSouth Carolina: #81SCDistrict of Columbia: #82DCOklahoma: #73OKLouisiana: #92LAMississippi: #70MSAlabama: #89ALGeorgia: #56GAHawaii: #37HITexas: #88TXFlorida: #84FL
Micah (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#120108
Quebec2025#32614

Micah (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MicahCanadaGirls#1,26520
MicahCanadaBoys#139232
MicahEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
MicahEngland & WalesBoys#189266
MicahIrelandBoys#4687
MicahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MicahNorthern IrelandBoys#8627
MicahNSWBoys#9790
MicahScotlandBoys#3679
MicahUSGirls#908291
MicahUSBoys#903,817