| Adriel | Micah | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Flock of God | who is like Yahweh? |
| Origin | Hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | AY-dree-el | MY-kah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1952 | 1946 |
| Peak year | 2025 (3,921) | 2022 (3,969) |
| In 2025 | 3,921 | 3,817 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adriel | Micah |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 18,150 | 22,651 |
| 2010s | 11,101 | 36,739 |
| 2000s | 2,765 | 27,018 |
| 1990s | 858 | 13,754 |
| 1980s | 481 | 11,031 |
| 1970s | 200 | 6,979 |
| 1960s | 39 | 1,134 |
| 1950s | 51 | 238 |
| 1940s | 0 | 27 |
Adriel is a Hebrew name meaning “flock of God.”
A shortened form of Micaiah (Mikayahu), built as a rhetorical question: mi 'who' + ka 'like' + Yah (short for Yahweh), 'Who is like Yah(weh)?' It is not a literal statement but a theophoric name affirming God's incomparability. Distinct from Michael, which uses El rather than Yah.
Adriel is more popular than Micah today: about 3,921 US babies were given the name Adriel in 2025, compared with 3,817 named Micah.
Adriel means Flock of God (Hebrew origin), while Micah means who is like Yahweh? (hebrew origin).
In US records, Adriel first appears in 1952 and Micah in 1946, so Micah has the longer recorded history.