Given name
Mikah
“who is like (Yahweh)?”
Mikah is a variant of Micah. One interpretation is “who is like (Yahweh)?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mikah is a variant of Micah. One interpretation is “who is like (Yahweh)?.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mikah is a variant of Micah. The history of Micah gives this family its wider story. Micah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mikah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,061
- 3,379 boys · 1,682 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 223 babies
- 2025
- 132
- #1,594 for boys · #5,183 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 79% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 107 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,594 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 171 in 2009. It also appeared in 25 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,634 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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