Hebrew Mikhah, a shortened form of Michael's question — who is like the lord?. The prophet who asked what the Lord requires, and answered: justice, mercy and humility.
Micah ranks 90th among American boys in 2025, with 4,108 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 4,246 babies were given the name, ranking 86th. The typical living American called Micah is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.36% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.