Entry № 3803 · Hebrew origin

Milcah Milcah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MIL-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Queen"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "queen".

Milcah (מִלְכָּה) is the Hebrew word for "queen" — from melech (king). Multiple women in the Hebrew Bible bear this name: Lot's daughter, Nahor's wife, and one of the five daughters of Zelophehad who successfully argued for women's inheritance rights (Numbers 27).

Milcah is widely used in religious Jewish and Christian families.

Queen. One of the five daughters of Zelophehad.

The name in its native script.

מִלְכָּה
Transliteration
Milkāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈmɪl.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Milcah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Milcah · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Milcahs before her.

Real people
Milcah
Common in religious Jewish families.
In fiction
Milcah
Daughter of Zelophehad in Numbers.
Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Milcah.

The number behind Milcah.

2

The Diplomat

Milcah reduces to two — the number of biblical queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Queen in Hebrew. Six letters. Milcah."
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