Amari vs Micah
Amari 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Amari was ranked #233 and Micah #190 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Amari was ranked #727 and Micah #246 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Amari was ranked #676 and Micah #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amari was ranked #510 and Micah #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Amari and Micah over time
Amari and Micah appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amari and Micah changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1998 and 2024, ending at #510 and #3318.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Amari #218 in 2023, Micah #190 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amari held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Micah in 29.
Highest recorded here: Amari #218 in 2023, Micah #190 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amari #233, Micah #190.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1998–2024
Amari held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Micah in 3.
Highest recorded here: Amari #510 in 2024, Micah #1914 in 2008.
The order changed in 2009: Amari moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #2487 and #1914; by 2009 that had become #1668 and #2759.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amari #510, Micah #3318.
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 | Amari | Micah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #97 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 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
- Amari has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Micah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Amari
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
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