The baby name Taika is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TIE-kah.
The baby name Taika is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TIE-kah.
Taika is English, Finnish, Māori in Origin.
Taika has two distinct etymologies. In Finnish, the given name uses the attested common noun taika, magic or spell; it is the nominative singular, with consonant gradation in genitive taian. In Māori, taika is a borrowing of English tiger, reshaped to open syllables and final -a; its literal sense is tiger, not a native animal term.
As a personal name, Taika is most established in Finland for girls, reflecting modern Finnish vocabulary names. In New Zealand it is chiefly familiar as a masculine name through filmmaker Taika Waititi, whose public profile has carried the spelling into English-language name lists. Japanese Taika is separate: the Taika era name, written 大化, is Sino-Japanese for great change and is not normally a cognate of the personal name.
| Taika Waititi Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian best known for directing films like Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit, and What We Do in the Shadows. Born Taika David Cohen in 1975, he has won major awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Grammy. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2020 | #179 | 2 | 1,663 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #269 | 1,207 | 3,895 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Finland | 0 | #297 | 11 | 830 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2022 | #302 | 9 | 2,557 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #320 | 73 | 1,368 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #876 | 17 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,103 | 26 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Taika is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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