The baby name Mikaiah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mih-KAY-uh (IPA: /mɪˈkeɪə/).
Mikaiah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Mikaiah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mih-KAY-uh (IPA: /mɪˈkeɪə/).
Mikaiah is Hebrew in Origin.
Mikaiah is a modern English respelling of the biblical Hebrew name Micaiah (Hebrew Mikayahu/Mikhayahu or Mikhayah), a theophoric formation from mi “who,” ka “like,” and Yah(u), the divine name - yielding the rhetorical meaning “Who is like Yah(weh)?” It belongs to the same semantic family as Michael (“Who is like God?”) and the shortened form Micah.
In the Hebrew Bible, Micaiah is borne by several figures, notably Micaiah son of Imlah, the prophet who opposed Ahab (1 Kings 22). The name was preserved in Jewish and Christian usage and re-entered English on a wider scale after the Reformation, when scriptural names flourished. Today Mikaiah is used as a unisex given name. Established variants include Micaiah (standard), Micah (short form), Mikhayah/Mikhayahu (transliterations), Mikayah/Mikaya (modern simplifications), and Iberian Micaías; older Greek/Latin Bible forms appear as Michaias.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #907 | 8 | 8,600 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
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