Micah

Micah is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Micah are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 88%Female 12%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 88% male / 12% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Israel
US births since 1880: 89,475 male / 11,880 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Micah

To address Micah when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Micah," in English, "Guten Tag Micah," in German. About 88% of people named Micah are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Micah,

German

Guten Tag Micah,

French

Bonjour Micah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Micah:

Chinese

Micah您好：

Japanese

Micah様

English

Hi Micah,

German

Hi Micah,

French

Salut Micah,

Spanish

Hola Micah,

Chinese

Micah你好：

Japanese

Micahさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Micah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	88%
Israel	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

89,475 male · 11,880 female · 101,355 births recorded

Male 88%Female 12%

Since 1980: 88% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Micah a male or female name?

Micah is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Micah are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Micah in an email?

Is Micah a unisex name?

Micah is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Micah are men. Micah leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Micah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/micah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_micah,
  title  = {Is Micah a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/micah},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}