Is Mikah a boy or girl name?
Mikah is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 106 boys were named Mikah, so 23.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 33.6% of the 4,929 US babies named Mikah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,611
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,427
- Babies named Mikah since 1972
- 4,929
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 223 babies
Boys and girls named Mikah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23 | 23 | 50% |
| 1980s | 72 | 123 | 63.1% |
| 1990s | 220 | 284 | 56.3% |
| 2000s | 982 | 578 | 37.1% |
| 2010s | 1,335 | 495 | 27% |
| 2020s | 640 | 154 | 19.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 106 | #1,611 | 32 | #4,427 |
| 2023 | 130 | #1,410 | 27 | #4,953 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,335 | 29 | #4,750 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,342 | 36 | #4,063 |
| 2020 | 125 | #1,394 | 30 | #4,512 |
| 2019 | 121 | #1,446 | 38 | #3,889 |
| 2018 | 112 | #1,524 | 33 | #4,306 |
| 2017 | 129 | #1,375 | 48 | #3,332 |
| 2016 | 132 | #1,353 | 40 | #3,832 |
| 2015 | 120 | #1,432 | 58 | #2,988 |
| 2014 | 126 | #1,359 | 45 | #3,523 |
| 2013 | 166 | #1,109 | 57 | #2,962 |
| 2012 | 140 | #1,261 | 58 | #2,965 |
| 2011 | 144 | #1,215 | 59 | #2,934 |
| 2010 | 145 | #1,225 | 59 | #2,929 |
| 2009 | 171 | #1,089 | 51 | #3,284 |
| 2008 | 141 | #1,237 | 43 | #3,760 |
| 2007 | 130 | #1,321 | 56 | #3,115 |
| 2006 | 109 | #1,434 | 68 | #2,661 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,386 | 70 | #2,497 |
| 2004 | 86 | #1,547 | 76 | #2,305 |
| 2003 | 71 | #1,730 | 46 | #3,217 |
| 2002 | 74 | #1,633 | 55 | #2,766 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,021 | 55 | #2,729 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,461 | 58 | #2,584 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,253 | 37 | #3,417 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,260 | 48 | #2,790 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,424 | 45 | #2,758 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,725 | 25 | #4,275 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,270 | 28 | #3,841 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,704 | 20 | #4,966 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,915 | 31 | #3,554 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,520 | 18 | #5,410 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,377 | 20 | #4,935 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,916 | 12 | #7,159 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,451 | 14 | #6,034 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,661 | 15 | #5,501 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,821 | 21 | #4,079 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,800 | 10 | #6,937 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,558 | 9 | #7,351 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,367 | 14 | #5,125 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,534 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,141 | 10 | #6,688 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,937 | 11 | #6,168 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,312 | 9 | #7,183 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,814 | 5 | #11,297 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,810 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,939 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,296 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,903 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,734 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,497 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mikah reached #1,089 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #2,305 in 2004. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mikah
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.