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The baby name Mika is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-kah (English: /ˈmiːkə/),mi-ka (Japanese: [mika]),MI-kah (Finnish: [ˈmikɑ]).

Mika is Finnish, Hebrew, Japanese, Scandinavian in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Finnish, Hebrew, Japanese, Scandinavian
Pronunciation: MEE-kah (English: /ˈmiːkə/),mi-ka (Japanese: [mika]),MI-kah (Finnish: [ˈmikɑ])

What is the meaning of the name Mika ?

The baby name Mika is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-kah (English: /ˈmiːkə/),mi-ka (Japanese: [mika]),MI-kah (Finnish: [ˈmikɑ]).

Mika is Finnish, Hebrew, Japanese, Scandinavian in Origin.

Mika is a cross‑cultural unisex name with several independent roots. In Finnish it is a short form of Mikael (the Scandinavian form of Michael), from Hebrew mi ka ’El, “who is like God?”. In Hebrew it can also abbreviate Micah/Micha, carrying the same meaning. In Japanese, Mika is typically feminine and written with kanji such as 美香 “beautiful fragrance,” 美花 “beautiful flower,” or 実花 “fruit/flower,” so the sense depends on the characters chosen.

In Finland the name surged in the late 20th century, borne by F1 driver Mika Häkkinen, cementing a masculine image there. In Japan it has been common for girls since the late Shōwa era and remains visible through stars like Mika Nakashima. Internationally it is now a brief unisex choice. Related forms include Mikael/Michael, Mikhail, Micah, and feminine Mikaela/Michaela; in some Slavic languages Mika also works as a nickname for Mihailo/Mikhail.

Mika has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named Mika

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Mika Mifune Toshirō Mifune television actor ★★★★★
Mika Seeger Toshi Seeger film producer ★★★★★ Pete Seeger singer ★★★★★

Mika – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
Germany Girls 2022 #1 — 422
Finland Boys 0 #4 8,233 2,041
Finland Boys 2026 #8 32,994 3,552
JP 0 #12 74 4,057
Finland 0 #20 1,161 830
JP Girls 0 #20 549 6,592
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
GE 0 #44 1 997
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
AZ Girls 0 #68 8 1,051
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
KZ 0 #79 12 1,452
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
RS 0 #80 5 923
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
TW 0 #88 13 4,523
KZ Girls 0 #91 527 5,862
MD Girls 0 #91 2 865
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
BN Girls 0 #97 10 5,459
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
Switzerland Boys 2024 #102 36 1,769
PH 0 #103 8 5,607
GE Girls 0 #104 5 1,564
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
GE Boys 0 #107 4 2,055
RS Girls 0 #108 28 1,651
Norway Boys 2025 #117 18 444
EE Boys 0 #118 8 2,087
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
AZ Boys 0 #127 5 1,400
CY Boys 0 #128 4 3,473
GR 0 #128 8 3,911
BN Boys 0 #135 5 6,332
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
RS Boys 0 #137 18 2,277
BW Boys 0 #140 10 4,685
Sweden Girls 2022 #148 32 1,568
MT Girls 0 #148 6 3,773
LU Boys 0 #149 70 4,970
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
UY 0 #164 14 2,477
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
MT Boys 0 #171 9 4,064
SI Girls 0 #171 7 2,769
Sweden Boys 2022 #173 10 1,509
LU Girls 0 #174 12 4,850
HR 0 #175 7 2,081
CZ 0 #181 6 3,154
PS 0 #181 38 5,692
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
AR 0 #189 5 2,915
RU 0 #189 6 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
Belgium Boys 2014 #201 23 399
GR Girls 0 #201 42 6,293
IL 0 #201 75 6,291
NA Boys 0 #201 35 6,830
DK 0 #202 5 5,198
Austria 0 #203 11 850
PL 0 #205 8 2,600
AL Girls 0 #207 16 4,141
UY Girls 0 #207 485 6,731
SI Boys 0 #208 4 3,402
TW Girls 0 #215 62 8,139
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
HR Boys 0 #219 40 3,997
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
MO Girls 0 #221 31 7,056
IL Girls 0 #223 630 11,648
EC Girls 0 #226 14 3,650
IR 0 #227 5 4,221
BG Girls 0 #229 3 3,559
TW Boys 0 #230 12 7,111
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
NA Girls 0 #232 6 7,146
PT 0 #245 6 4,161
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
SG 0 #255 15 11,010
AR Girls 0 #263 564 8,289
Canada Girls 2024 #264 22 2,795
KZ Boys 0 #265 25 6,578
PS Girls 0 #265 313 10,981
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
HR Girls 0 #271 19 3,687
JM Girls 0 #272 7 7,507
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
Canada Boys 2024 #280 27 2,588
PH Girls 0 #281 111 13,098
PL Girls 0 #285 70 5,096
RU Girls 0 #286 258 11,913
CZ Boys 0 #293 12 6,530
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
JP Boys 0 #298 6 7,909
QA Girls 0 #298 19 15,378
CN Girls 0 #303 47 8,829
GT 0 #304 11 5,948
PT Boys 0 #306 62 7,951
CN Boys 0 #308 12 9,639
DK Boys 0 #312 14 7,401
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
MY 0 #314 17 12,352
MU Boys 0 #317 41 8,477
CZ Girls 0 #321 21 5,378
DK Girls 0 #324 6 7,429
PL Boys 0 #325 11 6,459
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
HK 0 #338 11 8,483
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
MU Girls 0 #339 13 8,539
BR 0 #352 9 5,969
BO 0 #354 28 6,868
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
France Boys 2021 #369 19 2,865
NL 0 #370 22 2,481
PH Boys 0 #373 11 11,440
Finland Girls 0 #381 11 1,368
UY Boys 0 #384 16 5,922
OM Girls 0 #385 12 15,987
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
EG 0 #388 13 6,387
Austria Boys 0 #389 54 2,180
Austria Girls 0 #390 31 1,885
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
Germany 0 #398 40 2,542
RU Boys 0 #398 108 12,621
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
France Girls 2021 #402 4 3,185
PT Girls 0 #415 37 7,952
CL 0 #426 9 6,867
ZA 0 #427 21 14,421
Spain 0 #434 19 2,326
NL Boys 0 #434 707 5,873
MX 0 #437 9 8,339
AR Boys 0 #450 18 7,628
HK Girls 0 #454 162 16,104
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
PA Girls 0 #469 13 9,861
SG Girls 0 #473 114 18,916
GT Girls 0 #477 29 7,500
KW Girls 0 #479 37 19,177
LY 0 #496 40 12,703
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
HK Boys 0 #501 27 12,905
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
AE Girls 0 #504 50 20,968
BO Girls 0 #506 106 9,488
IR Girls 0 #506 25 8,334
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
IQ Girls 0 #521 5 11,303
BH 0 #522 32 17,937
CR Girls 0 #522 11 11,342
CM Boys 0 #525 26 12,054
IR Boys 0 #529 24 10,162
CM Girls 0 #531 10 11,671
PS Boys 0 #538 11 10,655
Germany Boys 0 #540 493 5,697
IL Boys 0 #587 21 10,983
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
BO Boys 0 #614 9 9,244
IN Girls 0 #614 18 13,121
LB 0 #636 23 13,263
CL Boys 0 #647 19 13,390
SG Boys 0 #660 38 17,960
BR Girls 0 #669 284 12,708
DZ 0 #670 580 20,130
MY Girls 0 #680 327 24,821
IT 0 #689 26 4,183
IQ Boys 0 #690 8 13,071
QA Boys 0 #691 17 18,093
BR Boys 0 #701 51 12,213
CL Girls 0 #712 140 14,098
Finland Girls 2026 #718 21 3,895
Germany Girls 0 #725 114 4,949
EG Boys 0 #747 140 15,035
KW Boys 0 #747 23 18,755
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
United States Girls 2024 #779 138 8,487
TN 0 #780 50 13,765
Spain Girls 0 #806 179 5,561
NG Girls 0 #820 7 15,093
SA Girls 0 #821 115 25,931
EG Girls 0 #840 120 14,742
United States Boys 2024 #849 44 7,044
PE Girls 0 #857 87 14,861
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #871 60 5,610
NL Girls 0 #871 85 5,933
MY Boys 0 #881 232 25,439
MX Girls 0 #884 313 17,781
NG Boys 0 #910 42 16,906
MX Boys 0 #962 21 16,355
CO Boys 0 #975 7 15,656
IN Boys 0 #977 25 16,750
ZA Girls 0 #1,006 136 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,031 148 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,044 49 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,059 20 16,140
MA 0 #1,060 69 20,986
IT Girls 0 #1,108 345 9,415
TR 0 #1,141 71 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,325 147 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,550 65 28,008

Mika is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
Norway
France
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Mika

Mika is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Mika is a 2 syllable name, pronounced MEE-kah (English: /ˈmiːkə/),mi-ka (Japanese: [mika]),MI-kah (Finnish: [ˈmikɑ]).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mikah, Miika, Mikka, Mica, Mikko and Mikael.
Yes, very popular — Mika ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Mika ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Yes — at least 2 celebrity couples have chosen Mika for their child, including Toshirō Mifune.