Micah
Micah is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning Who is like God?
What Micah means
Who is like God?
Micah sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Micah comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Micah is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Micah?
In the boy name rankings we track, Micah falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Micah
Micah sits in our scripture group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Biblical
Names like Micah
These share Micah's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Matthew — Gift of God.
- Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- Caleb — Whole-hearted; faithful.
- Daniel — God is my judge.
- David — Beloved.
- Elijah — Yahweh is my God.
- Ethan — Strong, firm, enduring.
- Ezra — Help, helper.
- Gabriel — God is my strength.
- Isaac — He will laugh; laughter.
- James — Supplanter; a timeless classic.