Mikai
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mih-KY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Mikai is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
Where does Mikai come from?
Modern: blend of Mi- and Kai, or a variant of Micah
Is Mikai a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikai is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 22 boys in the US.
How popular is Mikai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,538th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Mikai, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 59 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997. 5 girls were also named Mikai in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Mikai in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,264 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,077 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
Nicknames for Mikai
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Mikai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tru, Mikko, Takai, Loki, Yuri, Kairo, Zuko, Yug, Kota, Rumi, Yitzchok, Sakai
Names related to Mikai
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Mikai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikai, updated 20 October 2026.