Unisex name · since 1946
Micah
119,571 babies named Micah in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #90 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 119,571
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Micah currently ranks #90 among unisex names in America, with 119,571 babies recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micah has been recorded 119,571 times among boys since 1946, currently ranked #90 nationally and more common than 99.4% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #90 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 119,571 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micah ranks #277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #90 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 119,571 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #90 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 119,571
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Micah's 119,571 recorded births place it above 99.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Micah compares
119,571 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Micah's all-time total is 324x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Micah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 119,571 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,969 | 34 | 22,252 |
Micah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Micah splits its recorded history at 1986: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 3,969 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Micah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 3,969
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Micah popularity over time - girls
14,035 total births recorded since 1954 (Micah as girls' name)
Micah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (36,739 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Micah's strongest decade.
36,739 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Micah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 238
1950s
238 births
- 1960s 1,134
1960s
1,134 births
- 1970s 6,979
1970s
6,979 births
- 1980s 11,031
1980s
11,031 births
- 1990s 13,754
1990s
13,754 births
- 2000s
2000s
27,018 births
- 2010s
2010s
36,739 births
- 2020s
2020s
22,651 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36,739 births (31% of all-time use).
How Micah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Micah's total volume
Micah by state
Where Micah concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12,099 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11,310 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,935 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5,252 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 4,946 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 4,506 | 3.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 4,335 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 3,809 | 3.2% |
12,099 of 119,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Micah appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Micah's data
- Micah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (36,739 total births) through the 2020s (22,651) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Micahs (12,099 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Micah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Micah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.