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How popular is the name Micah?

Births per year, rank history and how many Micahs are alive today.

Micah (male) sits just outside the top 100 boys' names in England and Wales, ranked 189th in 2025 with 266 babies given the name. It has risen strongly over the past decade.

The Micah you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Micahs born in England and Wales are between 5 and 18, and there are at least 4,200 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.4% chance that at least one of them will be called Micah.

How many babies are named Micah each year?

0100200200020201996: 421997: 321998: 301999: 492000: 422001: 332002: 332003: 492004: 452005: 632006: 632007: 1352008: 1722009: 1652010: 1682011: 1592012: 1582013: 1492014: 1472015: 1432016: 2022017: 1622018: 1952019: 1782020: 1772021: 2042022: 2242023: 2282024: 2632025: 266actual

Where does Micah rank among boys' names?

1101001,000200020201996: ranked 4541997: ranked 5541998: ranked 6001999: ranked 4402000: ranked 4722001: ranked 5762002: ranked 6002003: ranked 4902004: ranked 5662005: ranked 4452006: ranked 4852007: ranked 2892008: ranked 2512009: ranked 2682010: ranked 2742011: ranked 2792012: ranked 2902013: ranked 2992014: ranked 3132015: ranked 3222016: ranked 2612017: ranked 3082018: ranked 2622019: ranked 2712020: ranked 2642021: ranked 2432022: ranked 2252023: ranked 2162024: ranked 1902025: ranked 189

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Micah per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 266 in 2025
Micah: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Micah most popular?

Micah peaked in 2025, when 266 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Micah?

At least 4,200 people named Micah born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Micah?

Most living Micahs are between 5 and 18; the most common age is about 2.

Is Micah becoming more or less popular?

Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.






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