How Many People Are Named Micha?
An estimated 2,239 people in the United States have the first name Micha. It is used for both genders, with 50.9% female. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Micha peaked in popularity in 2001 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Micha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Micha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Micha is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,239
About 1 in 153,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
50.9% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2001
62 births
Total Registered
2,334
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Micha
Micha is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (49.1%) and females (50.9%). Out of 2,334 total births registered, 1,146 were male and 1,188 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)
Micha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Micha span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 483 babies were registered. While Micha is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Micha by Decade
How has Micha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Micha by State
Birth registrations for Micha span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arkansas, California. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, North Carolina. On average, about 13 Michas were registered per state.
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.
Names Similar to Micha
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Micha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Micha?
We estimate approximately 2,239 people named Micha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 153,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Micha a common name?
Micha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,334 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Micha most popular?
Micha reached peak popularity in 2001, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Micha is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Micha a female name?
Micha is predominantly female. 50.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Micha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Micha Smith, Micha Johnson, Micha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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