Mikaiah
Feminine variant of the biblical name Micah meaning "who is like the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 153 living Americans carry the first name Mikaiah. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 65.6% of registrations being female. The average person named Mikaiah today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mikaiah births was 2023 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mikaiah. 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.
People living today
153
~ 1 in 2,240,224 Americans
Peak year
2023
15 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,836
Tracked since 2001
Gender
Gender distribution for Mikaiah
Mikaiah is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 154 total registrations, 53 (34.4%) were male and 101 (65.6%) were female.
Mikaiah as a male name
- Ranked #13,517 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (7 births)
Mikaiah as a female name
- Ranked #11,836 in 2023
- 8 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2013 (9 births)
Popularity
Mikaiah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mikaiah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 75 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Mikaiah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mikaiah 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 Mikaiah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mikaiah
The name Mikaiah is of Hebrew origin and can be traced back to the ancient Israelites. It is derived from the Hebrew words "mi" meaning "who" and "kaiah" meaning "is like Yahweh", effectively translating to "who is like God". The earliest known use of the name dates back to the 9th century BCE.
In the Hebrew Bible, Mikaiah was the name of a prophet who confronted King Ahab of Israel. He is mentioned in the Books of Kings and Chronicles, where he warned the king against going to war with the Arameans, eventually leading to Ahab's death in battle. Mikaiah's story is a testament to the courage of speaking truth to power.
The name Mikaiah was also borne by several other individuals in the Bible, including a son of Gemariah, a priest during the reign of King Zedekiah, and a Levite who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
Throughout history, the name Mikaiah has been used in various forms and spellings across different cultures and languages. In the Greek Septuagint translation of the Bible, the name is rendered as "Michaias". In Latin, it appears as "Michaiah".
One of the earliest recorded individuals named Mikaiah was a 9th-century Jewish scholar from the city of Lucca in Italy. He was known for his expertise in Hebrew grammar and contributed to the study of the Masorah, a collection of notes and commentaries on the Hebrew Bible.
Another notable figure was Mikaiah ben Gorion, a Jewish historian from the 9th or 10th century CE. He is credited with writing the medieval Hebrew work "Sefer Josippon", which chronicles Jewish history from the biblical period to the rise of Islam.
In the 16th century, Mikaiah Delacosta was a Marrano Jew from Portugal who fled the Inquisition and settled in Amsterdam, where he became a prominent member of the Jewish community.
During the 17th century, Mikaiah Townsend was an English Puritan minister who served as the vicar of Newbury, Berkshire, and played a role in the religious debates of his time.
In more recent times, Mikaiah Trice was an American basketball player who played professionally in Europe and Asia in the early 2000s.
People
Mikaiah + last name combinations
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Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mikaiah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mikaiah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 153 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mikaiah 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 2,240,224 US residents.
Is Mikaiah a common name?
We classify Mikaiah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 154 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mikaiah most popular?
The single biggest year for Mikaiah was 2023, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mikaiah is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mikaiah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mikaiah a female name?
Yes, 65.6% of people registered as Mikaiah 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.
Is Mikaiah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mikaiah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mikaiah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Mikaiah?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.