Is Mica a boy or girl name?
Mica is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 27 boys were named Mica, so 40% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 73.8% of the 3,651 US babies named Mica were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,023
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,538
- Babies named Mica since 1952
- 3,651
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 115 babies
Boys and girls named Mica, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | 57 | 89.1% |
| 1960s | 36 | 154 | 81.1% |
| 1970s | 186 | 619 | 76.9% |
| 1980s | 112 | 589 | 84% |
| 1990s | 103 | 614 | 85.6% |
| 2000s | 189 | 344 | 64.5% |
| 2010s | 213 | 227 | 51.6% |
| 2020s | 112 | 89 | 44.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | #4,023 | 18 | #6,538 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,561 | 18 | #6,578 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,387 | 16 | #7,188 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,226 | 19 | #6,324 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,231 | 18 | #6,539 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,861 | 24 | #5,404 |
| 2018 | 19 | #5,043 | 19 | #6,427 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,419 | 13 | #8,624 |
| 2016 | 12 | #7,001 | 19 | #6,593 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,651 | 32 | #4,466 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,643 | 28 | #4,986 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,913 | 20 | #6,404 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,484 | 25 | #5,510 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,306 | 21 | #6,276 |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,072 | 26 | #5,362 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,233 | 28 | #5,187 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,654 | 31 | #4,840 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,142 | 22 | #6,254 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,959 | 39 | #3,901 |
| 2005 | 23 | #4,013 | 31 | #4,455 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,699 | 31 | #4,458 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,069 | 27 | #4,770 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,842 | 42 | #3,318 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,684 | 45 | #3,124 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,964 | 48 | #2,965 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,021 | 43 | #3,088 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,565 | 50 | #2,718 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,438 | 42 | #2,918 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,538 | 52 | #2,469 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,780 | 60 | #2,230 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,494 | 62 | #2,177 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,649 | 72 | #1,962 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,137 | 47 | #2,637 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,395 | 82 | #1,762 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,889 | 104 | #1,499 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,449 | 104 | #1,432 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,225 | 53 | #2,176 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,282 | 42 | #2,472 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,374 | 46 | #2,252 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,562 | 61 | #1,847 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,670 | 50 | #2,040 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,279 | 57 | #1,848 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,423 | 55 | #1,941 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,346 | 69 | #1,671 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,198 | 52 | #2,036 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,927 | 67 | #1,671 |
| 1978 | 25 | #2,000 | 52 | #1,907 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,247 | 74 | #1,492 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,305 | 64 | #1,582 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,106 | 67 | #1,521 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,424 | 75 | #1,376 |
| 1973 | 21 | #2,015 | 45 | #1,873 |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,092 | 51 | #1,743 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,439 | 46 | #1,893 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,201 | 78 | #1,347 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,992 | 24 | #2,747 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,988 | 24 | #2,597 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,938 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,006 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,451 | 10 | #4,413 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,827 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,898 | 14 | #3,575 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,938 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,564 | 15 | #3,423 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,088 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,487 | 5 | #6,903 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,107 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,614 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,580 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,045 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,540 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,257 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,140 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mica reached #1,927 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #1,347 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mica
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.