Fun Facts About the Name Mikiah
- 595 babies named Mikiah: U.S. records list 595 babies given the name Mikiah from 1880 through 2025. Even 136 boys received the name Mikiah - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Mikiah Mean?
Mikiah is an English spelling of the biblical Hebrew name Micaiah (also written Michaiah), which means "Who is like Yahweh?" The Hebrew form is Mîkāyāh or Mîkāyāhû, built from three elements: the interrogative mî, "who?"; the particle kə, "like" or "as"; and Yāh or Yāhû, a shortened form of the divine name YHWH.
The name is close to Michael (Hebrew Mîkāʾēl), which replaces the Yāh element with ʾĒl, "God," and so means "Who is like God?" The two share the opening mî-kə but end differently and are separate names. The shorter biblical name Micah (Mîkāh) is generally understood as a shortened form of the same theophoric name, which leaves open whether Mikiah is best explained as a variant of Micaiah or as an expanded spelling of Micah.
Mikiah Name History & Origins
The name behind Mikiah appears in the Hebrew Bible. Its best-known bearer is the prophet Micaiah son of Imlah, who in 1 Kings 22, repeated in 2 Chronicles 18, speaks a prophetic word before King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah. The same name appears elsewhere, including a priest called Micaiah in Nehemiah 12 and the forms rendered Michaiah in 2 Kings 22 and Jeremiah 36. The prophet whose book carries his name is called Micah, using the shorter form.
As biblical Hebrew names passed through Greek and Latin transliteration into English, one Hebrew name yielded several English spellings, among them Micaiah, Michaiah, Micah, and the less common Mikiah. The -iah ending in the longer English forms preserves the Yāh element of the Hebrew original. Mikiah uses k for the Hebrew k sound and a trimmed ending, a spelling pattern seen in other English renderings of Hebrew names.
How Popular is the Name Mikiah?
Mikiah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2005. Its best rank was #3,922 in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,489 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #11,765 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #13,018 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #16,934 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #9,352 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #17,354 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #13,647 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #13,886 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #9,940 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #12,714 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #10,026 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #8,081 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #9,545 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #7,779 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #9,236 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,893 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #6,029 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #4,760 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #3,922 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #4,901 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #4,385 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #4,146 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2001 | #4,529 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #7,041 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,562 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,870 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #8,804 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #7,436 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #8,525 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #14,968 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #14,726 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #11,072 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #13,421 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,670 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,278 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,387 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #13,568 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #9,330 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #10,393 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,585 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #7,548 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,435 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,289 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #6,106 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #8,661 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #6,132 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #11,580 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #5,712 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,276 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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