Micah

Where Micah comes from

From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Micah
  • Hebrew
  • Bible
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1946
    First appearance
    #3,525 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1988
    Micah Richards born
    English footballer
  3. 1993
    Micah Christenson born
    American volleyball player
  4. 2024
    Peak, #86
    3,924 babies named Micah — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
  • A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used since the 17th century.
  • A female given name from Hebrew, of modern American usage.
Namesakes
  • Micah Richards · English footballer, born 1988
  • Micah Christenson · American volleyball player, born 1993
  • Micah Kogo · Kenyan long-distance runner, born 1986
  • Micah Sloat · American actor, born 1981
  • Micah Boyd · American rower, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.