Unisex name ★ peaked 2013

Mikah

Gender Unisex · 33% girls Rank 2025 #1,594 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,594
among boys · ↑24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
132
named Mikah · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,963
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2013
223 babies
All-time total
5,061
#2,343 all-time among boys
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Mikah popularity over time

5,061 babies have been named Mikah since 1972, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 23 23 46 5 – #4,940
1980s 123 72 195 20 +324% #3,800
1990s 284 220 504 50 +158% #2,253
2000s 578 982 1,560 156 +210% #1,090
2010s 495 1,335 1,830 183 +17% #1,109
2020s (to 2025) 179 747 926 154 -16% #1,336

Where Mikah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 107 0.06 outside top 500
2027 107 0.06 outside top 500
2028 106 0.06 outside top 500
2029 106 0.06 outside top 500
2030 106 0.06 outside top 500

Where Mikah is most popular

Boys named Mikah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.072 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Mikah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 56 0.118 +64%
Texas 78 0.089 +23%
North Carolina 21 0.082 +14%
Pennsylvania 18 0.068 -6%
California 57 0.062 -13%
Louisiana 6 0.059 -19%
Virginia 11 0.058 -19%
Arizona 9 0.055 -24%
Minnesota 6 0.049 -32%
Washington 7 0.043 -41%
Georgia 10 0.039 -45%
Ohio 10 0.038 -48%
Tennessee 6 0.033 -54%
Illinois 8 0.031 -57%
Michigan 6 0.029 -59%
New York 11 0.025 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mikah

Mikah is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,594 in 2025 with 107 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 5,061 American babies have been named Mikah, about 67% boys and 33% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2013, when 223 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Mikah stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mikah?

The median living Mikah is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 21. An estimated 5,000 people named Mikah are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Mikah 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 25 #5,183 107 #1,594
2024 32 #4,447 106 #1,618
2023 27 #4,955 130 #1,413
2022 29 #4,753 141 #1,336
2021 36 #4,066 138 #1,344
2020 30 #4,513 125 #1,394
2019 38 #3,892 121 #1,446
2018 33 #4,307 112 #1,524
2017 48 #3,334 129 #1,375
2016 40 #3,833 132 #1,353
2015 58 #2,988 120 #1,432
2014 45 #3,523 126 #1,359
2013 57 #2,963 166 #1,109
2012 58 #2,965 140 #1,262
2011 59 #2,935 144 #1,215
2010 59 #2,929 145 #1,225
2009 51 #3,284 171 #1,090
2008 43 #3,760 141 #1,237
2007 56 #3,116 130 #1,321
2006 68 #2,661 109 #1,434
2005 70 #2,497 108 #1,387
2004 76 #2,305 86 #1,547
2003 46 #3,217 71 #1,730
2002 55 #2,766 74 #1,633
2001 55 #2,729 53 #2,021
2000 58 #2,584 39 #2,461
1995 28 #3,841 21 #3,270
1990 12 #7,159 7 #6,916
1985 9 #7,351 7 #5,557
1980 9 #7,183 7 #5,312
1975 8 #6,902 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mikah?

The median living Mikah is about 14 years old. Half of all living Mikahs are between 8 and 21 years old.

How many people named Mikah are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Mikah are alive in the United States, based on 5,061 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mikah in 2025?

Mikah ranked #1,594 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 107 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mikah?

5,061 babies have been named Mikah in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mikah most popular?

Mikah peaked in 2013, when 223 newborns received the name.

Is Mikah a boy or girl name?

Mikah is used for both: about 33% of babies named Mikah have been girls and 67% boys.

Is the name Mikah rising or falling?

Mikah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Mikah become more popular?

Mikah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 106 boys named Mikah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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