| Micah | Adriel | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | who is like Yahweh? | Flock of God |
| Origin | hebrew | Hebrew |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | MY-kah | AY-dree-el |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1946 | 1952 |
| Peak year | 2022 (3,969) | 2025 (3,921) |
| In 2025 | 3,817 | 3,921 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Micah | Adriel |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 22,651 | 18,150 |
| 2010s | 36,739 | 11,101 |
| 2000s | 27,018 | 2,765 |
| 1990s | 13,754 | 858 |
| 1980s | 11,031 | 481 |
| 1970s | 6,979 | 200 |
| 1960s | 1,134 | 39 |
| 1950s | 238 | 51 |
| 1940s | 27 | 0 |
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 a Hebrew name meaning “flock of God.”
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.
Micah means who is like Yahweh? (hebrew origin), while Adriel means Flock of God (Hebrew origin).
In US records, Micah first appears in 1946 and Adriel in 1952, so Micah has the longer recorded history.