Mika
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Mika
Mika is a sparky and stylish Japanese girls' name that translates easily to English. Also used as a Slovene and Hebrew diminutive for Mihaela and Michaela, as an alternative spelling to the Biblical Micah, and as a Greek diminutive of Dimitra (via Mimika), it is a truly multi-cultural choice.
Mika for girls#1641 US
Also used as a masculine name, usually as a short form for Michael and its variations, Mika is a Top 100 choice in Israel for girls, while in the US, it is a unisex choice, given to 157 girls in a recent year, along with 49 boys. In Japan, it was a particular favorite back in the 70s and 80s.
Notable bearers include actress and singer Mika Nakashima, television host Mika Brzezinski, singer Mika Arisaka, and social media star Mika Salamanca.
Mika for boys#3422 US
This short form of Mikael, a variation of Michael, may originate in Finland but it's most popular in Germany and The Netherlands. Mika can make a cute and original way to honor a Michael in the family, but be prepared for a lot of people pronouncing it with a long i as in Mike.
Pronounced MEE-kuh.
As of October 2026, Mika ranked #1641 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1198 in 2017, Nameberry popularity #192.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,316 | 180 | #3,284 | 34 |
| 2015 | #1,231 | 201 | #2,794 | 43 |
| 2016 | #1,309 | 183 | #2,608 | 48 |
| 2017 | #1,198 | 203 | #3,353 | 34 |
| 2018 | #1,307 | 175 | #3,673 | 30 |
| 2019 | #1,312 | 175 | #2,610 | 50 |
| 2020 | #1,380 | 158 | #3,777 | 28 |
| 2021 | #1,531 | 138 | #3,155 | 38 |
| 2022 | #1,384 | 166 | #2,815 | 46 |
| 2023 | #1,409 | 159 | #2,676 | 49 |
| 2024 | #1,545 | 138 | #2,893 | 44 |
| 2025 | #1,641 | 127 | #3,422 | 34 |
World rankings
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Famous Mikas
- Mika Emilie Leonia BrzezinskiGirl
American television host and journalist
- Mika Sue BooremGirl
American actress
- Mika AbdallaGirl
American actress
- Mika NakashimaGirl
Japanese pop singer
- Mika DoiGirl
Japanese voice actress
- Mika Taressa ToddGirl
Japanese,American singer
- Michelle "Mika" UrbaniakGirl
Polish pop singer
- Mika HandaGirl
Japanese singer of group Mika Bomb
- Mika Newton (born Oksana Stefanivna Grytsay)Girl
Ukrainian singer
- Mika TanGirl
American adult model
- Mika MiyazatoGirl
Japanese golfer
- Mika FukuiGirl
Japanese lead singer of the Sadistic Mika Band
- MikaBoy
stage name of Michael Holbrook Penniman, Jr., British male singer and songwriter
- Mika Pauli HäkkinenBoy
Finnish racing driver
- Mika Juhani SaloBoy
Finnish racing driver
- Mika Halvari (born 1970)Boy
Finnish shot putter
- Mika Hannula (born 1979)Boy
Swedish ice hockey player
- Mika Helin (born 1978)Boy
Finnish football player
- Mika Horiuchi (born 1986)Boy
Japanese,American musician
- Mika Immonen (born 1972)Boy
Finnish pool player
- Mika JákBoy
Hungarian noble
- Mika Kallio (born 1982)Boy
Finnish motorcycle racer
- Mika Karppinen (born 1971)Boy
Finnish drummer better known as Gas Lipstick
- Mika Kaurismäki (born 1955)Boy
Finnish film director
- Mika Koivuniemi (born 1967)Boy
Finnish ten,pin bowler
- Mika Kojonkoski (born 1963)Boy
Finnish ski jumper and politician
- Mika Kuusisto (born 1967)Boy
Finnish cross,country skier
- Mika Lahtinen (born 1985)Boy
Finnish football player
- Mika Laitinen (born 1973)Boy
Finnish ski jumper
- Mika Luttinen (born 1971)Boy
Finnish musician
- Mika Muranen (born 1971)Boy
Finnish prisoner
- Mika Myllylä (born 1969)Boy
Finnish cross,country skier
- Mika Niskanen (born 1973)Boy
Finnish ice hockey player
- Mika Noronen (born 1979)Boy
Finnish ice hockey player
- Mika Nurmela (born 1971)Boy
Finnish football player
- Mika Peltonen (born 1965)Boy
Finnish military officer
- Mika Pohjola (born 1971)Boy
Finnish jazz pianist
- Mika Ronkainen (born 1970)Boy
Finnish film director
- Mika Sankala (born 1964)Boy
Finnish football manager and former footballer
- Mika Špiljak (1916–2007)Boy
Yugoslav politician
- Mika Strömberg (born 1970)Boy
Finnish ice hockey player
- Mika Tauriainen (born 1975)Boy
Finnish rock singer
- Mika VainioBoy
member of the Finnish electronic duo Pan sonic
- Mika Vasara (born 1983)Boy
Finnish shot putter
- Mika Väyrynen (footballer) (born 1981)Boy
Finnish football player
- Mika VukonaBoy
(born 1982), Fijian,born New Zealand basketball player
- Mika Waltari (1908–1979)Boy
Finnish author
- Mika ZibanejadBoy
(born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
Mika in pop culture
- Mika SamuelsGirl
character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Mika GraingerGirl
character on British TV series "Waterloo Road"
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- Rainbow "R." MikaGirl
character in the Street Fighter video game series
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one of the main characters in the Kanamemo anime/manga
- Mika NogizakaGirl
character in the light novel and anime Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu
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character in anime Psycho,Pass
- Mikazuki "Mika" AugusGirl
character in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans
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- Variation of MiekeGirl
a Dutch diminutive of Maria
- Grand Master MikaBoy
a minor antagonist in "Final Fantasy X" and "X,2"
- Mika KagehiraBoy
a character from the game ensemble stars