Bertie vs Micah
Bertie 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Bertie was ranked #305 and Micah #118 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bertie was ranked #257 and Micah #190 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bertie was ranked #727 and Micah #246 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bertie was ranked #676 and Micah #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bertie was ranked #4192 and Micah #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Bertie and Micah over time
Bertie and Micah appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Micah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bertie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bertie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bertie and Micah changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #257 and #190.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bertie #211 in 2023, Micah #190 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bertie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Micah in 22.
Highest recorded here: Bertie #211 in 2023, Micah #190 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bertie #257, Micah #190.
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 | Bertie | Micah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bertie and Micah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Bertie
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: #211 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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