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Mika

/ˈmikə/ · 83% girls, 17% boys · 161 born in 2025

Mika has been given to about 8,114 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmikə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,989
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mika per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 244
  • Born in 2025161
  • All time8,114
  • England & Wales, 202524

How popular is Mika?

Its best year was 2015, when 244 babies were given the name, ranking 1231st. The typical living American called Mika is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.

Names that sound like Mika

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mia0.75
  2. Mila0.75
  3. Mina0.75
  4. Mira0.75
  5. Miya0.75
  6. Mikah0.75
  7. Micah0.71
  8. Tamika0.70

Middle names for Mika

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mika Josephine0.84
  2. Mika Rose0.83
  3. Mika Louise0.83
  4. Mika June0.82
  5. Mika Pearl0.82
  6. Mika Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Mika

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Francobrother · 0.97
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.97
  3. Samirasister · 0.97
  4. Hassanbrother · 0.97
  5. Palomasister · 0.97
  6. Amarissister · 0.96

Where Mika is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.12%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Colorado0.01%
  4. Washington0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mika White0.78
  2. Mika Reyes0.78
  3. Mika Nguyen0.78
  4. Mika Lee0.78
  5. Mika Hill0.78
  6. Mika Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mika

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mika across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.