Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2015

Mika

Meaning A unisex given name Gender Unisex · 83% girls Rank 2025 #1,641 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

A unisex given name. A female given name from Japanese.

Rank 2025
#1,641
among girls · ↓101 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
161
named Mika · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,656
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
244 babies
All-time total
8,114
#2,114 all-time among girls
First recorded
1954
in Social Security records

Mika popularity over time

8,114 babies have been named Mika since 1954, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 38 – 38 4 – #4,542
1960s 146 57 203 20 +434% #2,436
1970s 570 85 655 66 +223% #1,490
1980s 698 102 800 80 +22% #1,485
1990s 1,162 177 1,339 134 +67% #1,238
2000s 1,412 330 1,742 174 +30% #1,372
2010s 1,836 371 2,207 221 +27% #1,198
2020s (to 2025) 890 240 1,130 188 -15% #1,382

Where Mika is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 124 0.08 outside top 500
2027 121 0.08 outside top 500
2028 119 0.07 outside top 500
2029 117 0.07 outside top 500
2030 115 0.07 outside top 500

Where Mika is most popular

Girls named Mika per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.090 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Washington, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mika born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 23 2.01 +2124%
Washington 34 0.235 +161%
Nevada 10 0.215 +139%
California 165 0.196 +118%
New York 56 0.141 +57%
Colorado 11 0.099 +9%
Florida 40 0.093 ≈ national
New Jersey 13 0.072 -20%
Texas 49 0.061 -32%
Georgia 10 0.044 -51%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -58%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -67%
Virginia 5 0.029 -67%
Ohio 6 0.025 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mika

Mika is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,641 in 2025 with 127 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1954, 8,114 American babies have been named Mika, about 83% girls and 17% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2015, when 244 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mika stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mika?

The median living Mika is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 32. An estimated 8,000 people named Mika are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mika year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 127 #1,641 34 #3,422
2024 139 #1,540 44 #2,899
2023 161 #1,401 49 #2,678
2022 166 #1,385 47 #2,779
2021 139 #1,523 38 #3,157
2020 158 #1,382 28 #3,779
2019 175 #1,313 50 #2,611
2018 175 #1,307 30 #3,674
2017 203 #1,198 34 #3,354
2016 183 #1,310 48 #2,608
2015 201 #1,231 43 #2,796
2014 180 #1,317 34 #3,284
2013 169 #1,379 31 #3,466
2012 183 #1,298 35 #3,217
2011 185 #1,285 43 #2,778
2010 182 #1,298 23 #4,321
2009 148 #1,534 44 #2,788
2008 176 #1,372 39 #3,045
2007 166 #1,429 39 #3,007
2006 159 #1,427 39 #2,914
2005 148 #1,442 24 #3,899
2004 125 #1,583 38 #2,773
2003 121 #1,601 16 #4,969
2002 118 #1,581 38 #2,586
2001 121 #1,538 20 #4,067
2000 130 #1,423 33 #2,783
1995 115 #1,424 17 #3,797
1990 83 #1,766 20 #3,132
1985 72 #1,645 10 #4,242
1980 47 #2,172 8 #4,803
1975 65 #1,552 9 #3,833
1970 45 #1,925 – –
1965 8 #5,148 8 #3,162
1960 7 #5,527 11 #2,636
1955 6 #5,645 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mika

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mika Mika British-Lebanese singer (born 1983) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen Finnish racing driver (born 1968) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mika Brzezinski Mika Brzezinski American television host (born 1967) Contemporary
  4. 4 Mika Boorem Mika Boorem American actress (born 1987) Contemporary
  5. 5 Mika Nakashima Mika Nakashima Japanese singer and actress (born 1983) Contemporary
  6. 6 Mika Salo Mika Salo Finnish racing driver (born 1966) Contemporary
  7. 7 Mika Špiljak Mika Špiljak Croatian politician 1916–2007 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Mika Waltari Mika Waltari Finnish writer (1908–1979) Contemporary
  9. 9 Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Finnish film director b. 1955 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Mika Kallio Mika Kallio Finnish motorcycle racer b. 1982 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Mika Myllylä Mika Myllylä Finnish cross-country skier 1969–2011 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Mika Kikuchi Mika Kikuchi Japanese actress, voice actress and singer (born 1983) Contemporary
  13. 13 Mika Newton Mika Newton Ukrainian singer (born 1986) Contemporary
  14. 14 Mika Antić Mika Antić Serbian writer (born 1932) Contemporary
  15. 15 Mika Mika Portuguese footballer b. 1991 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Mika Väyrynen Mika Väyrynen Finnish footballer (born 1981) Contemporary
  17. 17 Mika Laitinen Finnish ski jumper b. 1973 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Mika Sugimoto Japanese judoka (born 1984) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mika, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mika?

The median living Mika is about 19 years old. Half of all living Mikas are between 9 and 32 years old.

How many people named Mika are alive today?

An estimated 8,000 people named Mika are alive in the United States, based on 8,114 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mika mean?

A unisex given name. A female given name from Japanese.

How popular is the name Mika in 2025?

Mika ranked #1,641 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 127 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mika?

8,114 babies have been named Mika in the United States since 1954, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mika most popular?

Mika peaked in 2015, when 244 newborns received the name.

Is Mika a boy or girl name?

Mika is used for both: about 83% of babies named Mika have been girls and 17% boys.

Is the name Mika rising or falling?

Mika is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mika become more popular?

Mika is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 115 girls named Mika in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mika?

Well-known people named Mika include Mika (musician), Mika Häkkinen (racing driver), Mika Brzezinski (writer).

Names like Mika

Names that sound and feel close to Mika: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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