The first name Micha
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Micha last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 7 boys. It peaked in 1999, with 19 births (#1,060).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Micha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Micha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 23 boys born in the United States were named Micha, the 4,489th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 39 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Micha
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Micha HancockAmerican volleyball player, born 1992
- Micha MarahBelgian actor, singer, born 1953
- Michał Stefan RadziejowskiCatholic cardinal (1645-1705)
- Michal PapadopulosCzech association football player, born 1985
- Michał Jerzy PoniatowskiCatholic archbishop (1736-1794)
- Michal FrydrychCzech association football player, born 1990
- Edmund Michał PiszczCatholic archbishop, 1929–2022
- Michał KlepfiszChemical engineer, activist (1913–1943)
- Michal HubníkCzech football player, born 1983
- Ludwik Michał PacFrance-born Polish general (1770–1835)
- Michael JaryGerman composer (1906–1988)
- Mikhas HankoBelarusian politician, born 1918
Questions
- How popular is the name Micha?
- In 2021, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Micha, ranking 2,730th. Its peak was 1999, with 19 births.
- Is Micha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 2,366 US babies named Micha since 1880, 51% were girls and 49% boys.
- When was Micha most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Micha, its highest rank at 2,980th.