Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Mica

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Hebrew
Who is like the Lord; a diminutive of Michaela. Mica is also a type of mineral known for its ability to be separated into thin, even transparent, leaves.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature
  • Precious Gem

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mica

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #3793, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4396, 23 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #1492, 104 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5917, 20 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252320
20242718
20232318
20222416
20211419
20202418
20192824
20181919
20172313
20161219

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #3998, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #396, 79 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024–3
2023–5
20224–
2021––
202045
2019––
2018–5
2017–4
2016–3

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
202343
2022––
2021––
2020––
2019––
2018––
2017––
2016––
2015––
2014––

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #629, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence