Is Micha a boy or girl name?

Micha is a unisex name. Of the 2,366 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 50.5% were girls and 49.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2016, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Micha

Recorded 1955–2025 · United States

Micha was most popular in 2001, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,226 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,366 people named Micha.

Micha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Micha’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Micha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Micha is a unisex name — 50.5% of the 2,366 Americans given it were girls and 49.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2016 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 28% girls and 72% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Micha

Where Micha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 8.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org