Boys' name · since 1976
Michah
Michah has 380 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Michah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 380 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michah has been recorded 380 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #9,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 380 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michah ranks #9,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Michah's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Michah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Michah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Michah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Michah popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1992 (Michah as girls' name)
Michah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (98 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Michah's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Michah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 98 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Michah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Michah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Michah 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.