Mikah
A respelling of Micah, from the Hebrew Mikhayahu, a rhetorical question meaning who is like Yahweh. It belongs to an Old Testament prophet.
Mikah in 2025
Mikah was given to 132 babies in the United States in 2025 — 107 boys and 25 girls, making it the 2,935th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,116 babies born.
The history of Mikah
Mikah reached its highest point in 2013, when 223 babies were given the name, ranking 2,002nd that year.
Across the 54 years of records since 1972, 5,061 babies have been named Mikah. Half of them were born before 2011, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Mikah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mikah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46 | 9,099 |
| 1980s | 195 | 4,941 |
| 1990s | 504 | 3,085 |
| 2000s | 1,560 | 2,047 |
| 2010s | 1,830 | 2,002 |
| 2020s | 926 | 2,434 |
Where Mikah is heading
Mikah has fallen 26% over the past decade, from 178 babies in 2015 to 132 in 2025.
Names like Mikah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mikah.