Mika

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A few things about Mika you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mika

Mika Waltari

Finnish writer (1908–1979)

Choose Mika and your child shares a first name with Mika Waltari, a Finnish writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mika, like who?” Mika Waltari's Wikipedia article is available in 61 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 12,658 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Mika, 127 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mika would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMika first shows up in US birth records in 1954, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 71 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2017, when it reached #1,198.
• 🍂TrendMika has slipped 258 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,631. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMika is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #136, followed by Colorado (#907) and California (#908). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlMika is given to both boys and girls: 79% of the 161 babies named Mika in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Mika

Mika is a gender-neutral name of Greek and Native American origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ika”. US birth records list Mika for girls from 1954 to 2025, in 72 of those 72 years. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked #1,198 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,631, with 127 babies. Of the 161 US babies named Mika in 2025, 79% were girls and 21% were boys.

Origin:Greek namesNative American names