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Micah
Say it: MY-kuh
Meaning
Hebrew Mikhah, short for Mikhayahu 'who is like YHWH?'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used occasionally by Puritans and popular in the United States since the 1990s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 112,847 babies given this name since 1946
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 482 boys
- 3,595 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Michée |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Miqueas |
| Italian | Michea |
| Portuguese | Miqueias |
| German | Micha |
| Polish | Micheasz |
| Hebrew | Mikha |
Famous bearers
- Micah, prophet of the Book of Micah
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.