girls:
1.6k births since 1975
#4133 (28th percentile)
boys:
3.2k births since 1972
#2221 (52nd percentile)
overall:
4.8k births since 1972
#3942 (49th percentile)
The name Mikah is the #3,942 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,788 recorded births since 1972. This represents the 49.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 49.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,221 (51.5% percentile) for all time with 3,163 births since 1972. For girls, it ranks #4,133 (27.7% percentile) for all time with 1,625 births since 1975.
Mikah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1972 (1972 for boys and 1975 for girls). Birth data for Mikah is available in 51 out of the 52 years between 1972 and 2023 (48 years for girls and 47 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Mikah has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (66.1% of all recorded births). In 2023, 82.6% of babies named Mikah were boys.
For boys, Mikah reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 18.4% percentile (ranked #735) with 81 births per million. The name was most common in 2013, with 82 births per million (ranked 18.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Mikah ranks #788 for boys (13.5% percentile) with 70 births per million, which is 85.1% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Mikah reached its peak popularity in 2004, achieving the 7.6% percentile (ranked #866) with 38 births per million. The name was most common in 2004, with 38 births per million (ranked 7.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2013, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Mikah ranks #925 for girls (2.3% percentile) with 15 births per million, which is 41.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mikah".
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Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Mikah. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 46.2% confident that Mikah is pronounced as MAI-kuh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MEE-kuh, at 25.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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