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Mika

girl name
Origin
Japanese
Syllables
2
Peak era
2010s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

beautiful fragrance

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mika peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

195 people · the #25,877 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 25

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Mika living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Mika

Most people given the name Mika in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Mika

Miya Mana Saya Miku Kairi Nika

The Mika deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Mika truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Mika fits with your family’s names and surname.

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The meeting point

Cross-family, and a gender flip on the way.

Mikael · a Finnish masculine short form of Mikael, ultimately Hebrew Michael: Mika Häkkinen

Mika · a Japanese feminine given name, 美香, "beautiful fragrance": Mika Nakashima

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