unisex name
Mikaiah
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 171
Mikaiah is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 63% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
Mikaiah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 |
| 2010s | 75 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 69 |
How popular is Mikaiah?
In 2025, Mikaiah was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mikaiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mikaiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mikaiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mikaiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mikaiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mikaiah
How popular is the name Mikaiah?
In 2025, Mikaiah was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mikaiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikaiah is used for both girls and boys. About 63% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Mikaiah most popular?
Mikaiah peaked in 2025, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mikaiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mikaiah currently ranks #8,832 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.