What is Mika short for?

Mika is short for Mikael, and it is a name of its own in the Japanese tradition. In 2025, 127 girls and 34 boys in the United States were given Mika as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.

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

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

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

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