Aika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EYE-kah
- Origin
- Japanese
Aika is a girls' name of Japanese origin, meaning “love flower or love song”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aika mean?
Japanese: meaning depends on the kanji used
“love flower or love song”
Usually written with ai 'love' plus ka, which can mean flower, song or excellent depending on the kanji.
Is Aika a girl's or a boy's name?
Aika is a girls' name.
How popular is Aika in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 4 girls.
Aika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
How popular is Aika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Aika in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Names like Aika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuna Minha Yumna Yusra Dakota Ayla Anaya Ayra Arya Safa Amira Aqsa
Names related to Aika
More Japanese names
Kobe Kaizen Raiden Ren Akari Kenzo Ronin Kyomi Akira Emi Kiyomi Kairi Miya Kenji Reo Jiraiya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aika, updated 20 October 2026.