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Micaiah

33% girls, 67% boys · 167 born in 2025

Micaiah has been given to about 4,637 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,489
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Micaiah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 192
  • Born in 2025167
  • All time4,637
  • England & Wales, 202529

How popular is Micaiah?

Its best year was 2016, when 192 babies were given the name, ranking 2686th. The typical living American called Micaiah is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Micaiah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Isaiah0.79
  2. Izaiah0.79
  3. Micah0.71
  4. Izayah0.72
  5. Mikah0.68
  6. Malayah0.68
  7. Mariah0.64
  8. Isiah0.64

Middle names for Micaiah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Micaiah Eve0.80
  2. Micaiah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Micaiah Josephine0.78
  4. Micaiah Anne0.78
  5. Micaiah Rose0.77
  6. Micaiah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Micaiah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.96
  2. Bridgerbrother · 0.96
  3. Blazebrother · 0.96
  4. Cielosister · 0.96
  5. Andiesister · 0.96
  6. Yousefbrother · 0.95

Where Micaiah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.01%
  2. Colorado0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Tennessee0.01%
  5. Pennsylvania0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Micaiah Anderson0.74
  2. Micaiah White0.72
  3. Micaiah Reyes0.72
  4. Micaiah Nguyen0.72
  5. Micaiah Lee0.72
  6. Micaiah Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Micaiah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Micaiah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.