Micha
Micha is a unisex given name: about 61% of people named Micha are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 61% male / 39% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Israel, Germany
- US births since 1880
- 986 male / 1,132 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Micha
To address Micha when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Micha," in English, "Guten Tag Micha," in German. About 61% of people named Micha are men and 39% 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 Micha,
German
Guten Tag Micha,
French
Bonjour Micha,
Spanish
Estimado/a Micha:
Chinese
Micha您好：
Japanese
Micha様
English
Hi Micha,
German
Hi Micha,
French
Salut Micha,
Spanish
Hola Micha,
Chinese
Micha你好：
Japanese
Michaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 47% |
| Israel | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
986 male · 1,132 female · 2,118 births recorded
Since 1980: 48% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Micha a male or female name?
Micha is a unisex given name: about 61% of people named Micha are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Micha in an email?
To address Micha when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Micha," in English, "Guten Tag Micha," in German. About 61% of people named Micha are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Micha a unisex name?
Micha is a unisex name: 61% of people named Micha are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Micha a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/micha (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_micha,
title = {Is Micha a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/micha},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}