Mika
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- MEE-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,631 for girls
Unisex
Mika is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 1,631st for girls in the US (127 babies).
What does Mika mean?
Hebrew: Finnish short form of Mikael; also a Japanese girls' name
“who is like God?”
Finnish short form of Michael for boys; in Japan, Mika is an unrelated girls' name.
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Is Mika a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Mika has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 127 girls and 34 boys in the US.
How popular is Mika in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Mika, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,526th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 82 girls. 12 boys were also named Mika in 2025 (2,087th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Mika than any year since 2003.
Half of all the girls named Mika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were given Mika or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,459, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
- Mika 12
- Mikha 6
In 2025, 50% of the babies named Mika in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Mika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,403 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,375 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,244 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 27 | #1,272 |
| 2010 | 32 | #1,112 |
| 2009 | 30 | #1,127 |
| 2008 | 82 | #521 |
| 2007 | 68 | #594 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
How popular is Mika in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,631among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 127about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 127 girls in the US were named Mika, making it the 1,631st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,373rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 203 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954. 34 boys were also named Mika in 2025 (3,378th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Mika than any year since 2004.
Half of all the girls named Mika in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 135 girls in the US were given Mika or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,373, up from #1,631 for this spelling alone.
- Mika 127
- Meeka 8
In 2025, 79% of the babies named Mika in the US were girls.
Mika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 127 | #1,631 |
| 2024 | 139 | #1,536 |
| 2023 | 161 | #1,391 |
| 2022 | 166 | #1,381 |
| 2021 | 139 | #1,516 |
| 2020 | 158 | #1,373 |
| 2019 | 175 | #1,307 |
| 2018 | 175 | #1,299 |
| 2017 | 203 | #1,198 |
| 2016 | 183 | #1,307 |
| 2015 | 201 | #1,227 |
| 2014 | 180 | #1,314 |
| 2013 | 169 | #1,378 |
| 2012 | 183 | #1,297 |
| 2011 | 185 | #1,280 |
| 2010 | 182 | #1,296 |
| 2009 | 148 | #1,528 |
| 2008 | 176 | #1,368 |
| 2007 | 166 | #1,424 |
| 2006 | 159 | #1,424 |
| 2005 | 148 | #1,437 |
| 2004 | 125 | #1,572 |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,589 |
| 2002 | 118 | #1,572 |
| 2001 | 121 | #1,532 |
| 2000 | 130 | #1,419 |
| 1999 | 147 | #1,256 |
| 1998 | 118 | #1,441 |
| 1997 | 145 | #1,230 |
| 1996 | 125 | #1,346 |
| 1995 | 115 | #1,416 |
| 1994 | 106 | #1,484 |
| 1993 | 90 | #1,661 |
| 1992 | 121 | #1,367 |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,424 |
| 1990 | 83 | #1,751 |
| 1989 | 91 | #1,548 |
| 1988 | 72 | #1,755 |
| 1987 | 78 | #1,590 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,631 |
| 1984 | 75 | #1,511 |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,906 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,991 |
| 1981 | 82 | #1,475 |
| 1980 | 47 | #2,154 |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,569 |
| 1978 | 76 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 44 | #2,124 |
| 1976 | 70 | #1,482 |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,544 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,733 |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,709 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,904 |
| 1969 | 29 | #2,396 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 23 | #2,558 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,147 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
Names like Mika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota Suki Yumna Minha Yuna Kiki Miri Rumi Mia Maya Yoana Akua
Other spellings of Mika
Mikha Meeka
Names related to Mika
More Hebrew names
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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, “Mika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mika, updated 20 October 2026.