Mica Boy & girl
How popular is Mica?
#4,395 boy name in 2025
23 baby boys were named Mica in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
Mica popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,395 for boys (▼ 501 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 23 boys, 20 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #4,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1979 (28 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,903 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 54% boys, 46% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mica counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Micah family of names ranked #88 for boys in 2025 (#89 the year before), with 4,041 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Micah | 3,817 | 94% |
| Mikah | 107 | 3% |
| Mykah | 36 | 1% |
| Mycah | 28 | 1% |
| Mikai | 22 | 1% |
| Mica | 23 | 1% |
| Mykai | 8 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mica is most popular
Babies named Mica per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Mica by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1960s | 36 | #2,860 |
| 1970s | 186 | #1,903 |
| 1980s | 112 | #2,612 |
| 1990s | 103 | #4,223 |
| 2000s | 189 | #3,612 |
| 2010s | 213 | #3,791 |
| 2020s | 136 | #3,894 |
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Questions
- Is Mica a boy or girl name?
- Mica is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 54% of babies named Mica were boys and 46% were girls.
- How popular is the name Mica?
- 23 baby boys were named Mica in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
- When was Mica most popular?
- Mica peaked in 1979, when 28 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,903 in 1979.
- How many people are named Mica?
- 3,695 babies have been named Mica in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,568 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Mica most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mica was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.