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Micha

#12,739 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition

Micha has been given to 2,366 babies in the U.S. since 1955. In 2025 it ranked #12,739 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 1990, with 38 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 51% girls, 49% boys all-time.

Babies named Micha, 2025

1 in 474,000

Micha over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Micha over time

In 2025, Micha went to 23% girls and 77% boys.

19552025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Micha: meaning, origin, and history

Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition

Hebrew

What Micha means

Micha has more than one naming route in the cited origin entries: distinct naming traditions.

The naming story behind Micha

A separate documented entry treats Micha as a form of Micah. That is a personal-name relationship, which differs from translating the letters of the modern spelling into one universal English word. The linked origin entry identifies the context of this relationship.

A separate documented entry treats Micha as a short form of Michael. That is a personal-name relationship, which differs from translating the letters of the modern spelling into one universal English word. The linked origin entry identifies the context of this relationship.

Origin, language, and formation

Micha is used in German. Its origins include Hebrew.

Micha comes through Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Michaela and Micah.

Pronunciation and spelling

In German, Micha is pronounced /ˈmɪça/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,196 girls were recorded with the name Micha between 1955 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 38 in 1990; its best national rank was #2,597 in 1977.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #8,265 in 2020 to #12,739 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #5,960 in 2015 to #12,739 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,170 boys were recorded with the name Micha between 1961 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 39 in 2011; its best national rank was #1,886 in 1977.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #4,099 in 2020 to #4,488 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #4,653 in 2015 to #4,488 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Micha?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 474,000
7 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 230,000
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#12,739
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
328,272 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Micha sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 328,272 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Micha. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Michas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Micha was born before 1992 — so the typical Micha is around 33 today.

Median birth year
1992
About 33 years old
Biggest decade
1990s
22.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
32.7%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
1,196
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

1990s — 22.7% of all recorded uses (271).

Is Micha rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+1,947
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−4,474
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−6,779
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.32×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
18.4%
Peak was 1990 (38)
Years since peak
35
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
37.9% average annual change
Best rank ever
#2,597
1977

Spellings of Micha

Micha is not the most common spelling — Mia is, with 50.2% against Micha's 0.19%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Micha is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Micha was most concentrated in Arkansas — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 300,142 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Arkansas1 in —
  2. 2Oklahoma1 in —
  3. 3Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Micha has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Micha is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Micha was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 1,332,031 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Louisiana1 in —
  3. 3North Carolina1 in —
  4. 4Pennsylvania1 in —
  5. 5Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Micha has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Micha around the world

Where Micha ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2020
    #5,493
    in 2020
  • Ireland
    2018–2018
    #896
    in 2018
  • France
    2008–2021
    #4,654
    in 2021
  • Canada
    2005–2011
    #3,211
    in 2011
  • South Australia
    1986–1986
    #667
    in 1986

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Micha by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#12,739
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 4,474
Best rank ever
#2,597
1977
Peak year
1990
38 that year
First recorded
1955
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,196
Count in 2025
7

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#4,488
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 389
Best rank ever
#1,886
1977
Peak year
2011
39 that year
First recorded
1961
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,170
Count in 2025
23

Names similar to Micha

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Micha

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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