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Micah

Micah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“who is like God?”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
MY-kə · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (89% of all uses)

Biblical name from the Hebrew prophet Micah. It is a shortened form of a longer theophoric name such as Micaiah.

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How popular is Micah?

20241,270 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Micah in 20244,229

2024 rank#86 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 1880129,443

Micah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Micah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Mikahwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew

Micah questions

What does the name Micah mean?

Micah means "who is like God?". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name from the Hebrew prophet Micah. It is a shortened form of a longer theophoric name such as Micaiah.

Is Micah a boy or girl name?

Micah is mainly a boy's name in US records (89% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Micah?

4,229 US babies were named Micah in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Micah?

Micah is usually pronounced MY-kə.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.