Unisex name · since 1955
Micha
Micha has 1,196 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,196
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Micha currently ranks #12106 among unisex names in America, with 1,196 babies recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micha has been recorded 1,196 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #12106 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #6,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,106 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,196 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micha ranks #6,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,106 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,196 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,196
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Micha's 1,196 recorded births place it above 90.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Micha compares
1,196 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Micha's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Micha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,196 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Micha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Micha's full recorded timeline at 1993, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Micha popularity over time - girls
- Peak year (1990)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Micha popularity over time - boys
1,170 total births recorded since 1961 (Micha as boys' name)
Micha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (271 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Micha's strongest decade.
271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Micha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
196 births
- 1980s
1980s
245 births
- 1990s
1990s
271 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 271 births (23% of all-time use).
How Micha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Micha's total volume
Micha by state
Where Micha concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
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What to do with Micha's data
- Micha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (271 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Michas (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Micha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Micha 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.