# Mika (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mika/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Japanese |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 8,114 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,362 / 6,752 (83% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 924, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* (Japanese given name): Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika). * (Hebrew given name): From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh)

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 185 | 1,285 |
| 2012 | 183 | 1,298 |
| 2013 | 169 | 1,379 |
| 2014 | 180 | 1,317 |
| 2015 | 201 | 1,231 |
| 2016 | 183 | 1,310 |
| 2017 | 203 | 1,198 |
| 2018 | 175 | 1,307 |
| 2019 | 175 | 1,313 |
| 2020 | 158 | 1,382 |
| 2021 | 139 | 1,523 |
| 2022 | 166 | 1,385 |
| 2023 | 161 | 1,401 |
| 2024 | 139 | 1,540 |
| 2025 | 127 | 1,641 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43 | 2,778 |
| 2012 | 35 | 3,217 |
| 2013 | 31 | 3,466 |
| 2014 | 34 | 3,284 |
| 2015 | 43 | 2,796 |
| 2016 | 48 | 2,608 |
| 2017 | 34 | 3,354 |
| 2018 | 30 | 3,674 |
| 2019 | 50 | 2,611 |
| 2020 | 28 | 3,779 |
| 2021 | 38 | 3,157 |
| 2022 | 47 | 2,779 |
| 2023 | 49 | 2,678 |
| 2024 | 44 | 2,899 |
| 2025 | 34 | 3,422 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | 1,196 |
| 2012 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2013 | 13 | 2,062 |
| 2014 | 21 | 1,456 |
| 2015 | 25 | 1,324 |
| 2016 | 29 | 1,172 |
| 2017 | 30 | 1,144 |
| 2018 | 25 | 1,314 |
| 2019 | 22 | 1,389 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,556 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,454 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,556 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1,410 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,894 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2,278 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 1,688 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1,430 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1,617 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,630 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,150 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2,027 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,512 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1,991 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,655 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,230 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,595 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1,179 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1,951 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2,014 |

## People named Mika

- Mika Häkkinen, Finnish racing driver (born 1968)
- Mika Waltari, Finnish writer (1908–1979)
- Mika Salo, Finnish racing driver (1966-)
- Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer (born 1981)
- Mika Godts, Belgian footballer
- Mika Myllylä, Finnish cross-country skier
- Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish film director
- Mika Biereth, English-born Danish footballer (born 2003)
- Mika Boorem, American actress
- Mika Brzezinski, American television host
- Mika Špiljak, Croatian politician (1916-2007)
- Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.