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Micah

“Who is like Yahweh?” — Hebrew origin

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

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

Around the world: #67 in New Zealand (2025) · #87 in N. Ireland (2025) · #90 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #97 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

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

Famous Micahs

• Micah Richards — English footballer (born 1988)
• Micah Christenson — American volleyball player
• Micah Kogo — Kenyan long-distance runner (b. 1986)
• Micah Boyd — American rower
• Micah Sloat — American actor

In stories & tradition

• Micah — human biblical figure
• Micah Sanders — Heroes · Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters
• Micah Giett — 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 · Jeremiah · Isaac · Jude

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