Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1990

Mica

Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #6,046 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#6,046
among girls · ↑525 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
43
named Mica · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
115 babies
All-time total
3,695
#3,829 all-time among girls
First recorded
1952
in Social Security records

Mica popularity over time

3,695 babies have been named Mica since 1952, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 57 7 64 6 – #3,614
1960s 154 36 190 19 +197% #2,597
1970s 619 186 805 81 +324% #1,347
1980s 589 112 701 70 -13% #1,432
1990s 614 103 717 72 +2% #1,499
2000s 344 189 533 53 -26% #2,965
2010s 227 213 440 44 -17% #4,467
2020s (to 2025) 109 136 245 41 -7% #6,046

Where Mica is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 20 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 20 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Mica

Mica is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,046 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1952, 3,695 American babies have been named Mica, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1990, when 115 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mica stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mica?

The median living Mica is about 34 years old; half are between 20 and 47. An estimated 3,600 people named Mica are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mica year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 20 #6,046 23 #4,488
2024 18 #6,571 28 #3,951
2023 18 #6,585 23 #4,565
2022 16 #7,190 24 #4,391
2021 19 #6,329 14 #6,228
2020 18 #6,541 24 #4,232
2019 24 #5,408 28 #3,862
2018 19 #6,429 19 #5,043
2017 13 #8,625 23 #4,419
2016 19 #6,594 12 #7,003
2015 32 #4,467 21 #4,654
2014 28 #4,988 21 #4,644
2013 20 #6,404 19 #4,914
2012 25 #5,511 22 #4,486
2011 21 #6,276 23 #4,307
2010 26 #5,362 25 #4,072
2009 28 #5,187 24 #4,233
2008 31 #4,840 21 #4,655
2007 22 #6,255 18 #5,143
2006 39 #3,901 25 #3,959
2005 31 #4,455 23 #4,014
2004 31 #4,458 14 #5,700
2003 27 #4,771 10 #7,070
2002 42 #3,318 16 #4,842
2001 45 #3,124 23 #3,684
2000 48 #2,965 15 #4,964
1995 60 #2,230 8 #6,780
1990 104 #1,499 11 #4,889
1985 61 #1,847 9 #4,562
1980 52 #2,036 14 #3,198
1975 67 #1,521 22 #2,106
1970 78 #1,347 5 #5,202
1965 10 #4,412 7 #3,450
1960 11 #4,088 – –
1955 7 #5,045 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mica, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mica?

The median living Mica is about 34 years old. Half of all living Micas are between 20 and 47 years old.

How many people named Mica are alive today?

An estimated 3,600 people named Mica are alive in the United States, based on 3,695 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mica in 2025?

Mica ranked #6,046 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mica?

3,695 babies have been named Mica in the United States since 1952, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mica most popular?

Mica peaked in 1990, when 115 newborns received the name.

Is Mica a boy or girl name?

Mica is used for both: about 73% of babies named Mica have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Mica rising or falling?

Mica is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mica become more popular?

Mica looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Mica in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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