Recorded 1993–2005 Girls' name Peak 1995 135 births

Micalah — girls' name

135 babies named Micalah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

135 girls have been named Micalah since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

135
total births
1993–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Micalah was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

22 babies were named Micalah in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Micalah

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Micalah between 1993 and 2005, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Micalah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Micalah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Micalah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Micalah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Micalah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 135 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Micalah at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

135

Since 1993

13 years of records

Peak year

1995

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1993

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2005

Micalah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1993

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1995)
22
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
0510152025 200520032002200120001999199819971996199519941993 5

Micalah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 71% of Micalah's all-time total
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Micalah by state

Where Micalah concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Micalah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.7%
Texas share of Micalah's total US births 3.7%

5 of 135 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Micalah?
135 babies have been named Micalah since 1993. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1995 with 22 births.
When was Micalah most popular?
Micalah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Micalah most popular?
The top states for the name Micalah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Micalah been used?
Micalah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 13 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Micalah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michelle, Michele, Michaela, Michael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.