Micha
A masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like God".
Name Census estimates that about 2,239 living Americans carry the first name Micha. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 50.9% of registrations being female. The average person named Micha today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Micha births was 2001 (62 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Micha. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Micha sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 153,084 Americans
Peak year
2001
62 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,643
Tracked since 1955
Gender
Gender distribution for Micha
Micha is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 2,334 total registrations, 1,146 (49.1%) were male and 1,188 (50.9%) were female.
Micha as a male name
- Ranked #4,643 in 2024
- 22 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (39 births)
Micha as a female name
- Ranked #14,638 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1990 (38 births)
Popularity
Micha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Micha from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 483 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Micha remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Micha by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Micha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Michas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, Arkansas, California recorded the most babies named Micha, while Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Micha
The name Micha has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is a variant or diminutive form of the name Michael, which means "who is like God" or "one who is like God" in Hebrew. The name Michael is derived from the Hebrew words "mi" meaning "who" and "cha" or "el" meaning "God."
Micha is a name that has been documented in various religious texts and historical records throughout the centuries. In the Old Testament of the Bible, there is a prophet named Micah, who is also known as Micha. He lived in the 8th century BC and his prophecies are recorded in the Book of Micah.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Micha can be found in the medieval period. Micha of Rauden was a 13th-century German chronicler and historian who authored the "Annales Polonorum," a chronicle of Polish history.
In the 16th century, there was a notable figure named Micha Iwanowski, who was a Polish poet and translator. He was born in 1540 and is known for his translations of classical works into Polish.
Moving forward to the 18th century, Micha Josef Bin Gorion was a renowned German-Jewish writer and scholar. He was born in 1727 and is best known for his work "Midrash Shemot Rabbah," which is a compilation of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Exodus.
In more recent times, one of the most famous people with the name Micha was Micha Bergese, an Italian painter and sculptor who lived from 1679 to 1744. He was known for his religious and mythological paintings, as well as his sculptures in churches and public spaces throughout Italy.
Another notable figure was Micha Zetzer, a German-Jewish playwright and poet who lived from 1888 to 1944. He is recognized for his contributions to the Yiddish theater and his works exploring Jewish culture and identity.
People
Micha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Micha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Micha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Micha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,239 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Micha going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 153,084 US residents.
Is Micha a common name?
We classify Micha as "Rare". It ranks above 94.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,334 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Micha most popular?
The single biggest year for Micha was 2001, when 62 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Micha is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Micha a female name?
Yes, 50.9% of people registered as Micha in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.