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Micah

Boy's name · #90 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

93% boys · 7% girls — Micah is also given to girls: 291 in 2025, about 1 in 15 in recent years. Micah →

Popularity over time

Micah reached its best rank, #86, in 2024 and ranked #90 in 2025. About 120,000 boys have carried it since 1946.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#67 in New Zealand (2025) · #86 in N. Ireland (2025) · #93 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #97 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #139 in Canada (2025) · #189 in England & Wales (2025) · #367 in Scotland (2025) · #420 in Netherlands (2025) · #468 in Ireland (2025) · #872 in Poland (2025) · #1,074 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,350 in Belgium (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Micahs

• Micah Richards — English footballer (born 1988)
• Micah Parsons — American football player (born 1999)
• Micah Lasher — American politician (born 1981)
• Micah Sloat — American actor (born 1981)
• Micah Christenson — American volleyball player (born 1993)

In stories & tradition

• Micah — Biblical prophet associated with the Book of Micah
• Micah Sanders — Heroes (TV series)
• Micah Giett^it — Star Wars Legends

What Micahs become

Among 264 notable people named Micah:

Sports figures appear 2.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Micah Richards, English footballer (born 1988).

Similar names: Jonah · Miles · Elliot · Jude · Jeremiah · Ian

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