Aaron vs Micah
Aaron and Micahcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #71 and Micah #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2016, Aaron was ranked #88 and Micah #98 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #114 and Micah #246 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #187 and Micah #118 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Micah #190 among boys in England and Wales.
Aaron and Micah over time
Aaron and Micah appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Micah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Aaron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Micah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Micah moved ahead of Aaron in Northern Ireland · Boys — #99 and #125 the year before became #131 and #125.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Micah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Micah #190 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Micah #190.
Northern Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 1999–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Micah in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #10 in 1999, Micah #106 in 2023.
The order changed in 2022: Micah moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #99 and #125; by 2022 that had become #131 and #125.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #187, Micah #118.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2007–2025
Aaron held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Micah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #12 in 2007, Micah #374 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aaron #71, Micah #468.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aaron | Micah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #97 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Micah does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Micah both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Micah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Micah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #454 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2016–2023
Highest recorded position: #43 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2016–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys