Is Mika a boy or girl name?
Mika is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 138 girls and 44 boys were named Mika, so 75.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.3% of the 7,948 US babies named Mika were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,893
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,545
- Babies named Mika since 1954
- 7,948
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 244 babies
Boys and girls named Mika, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1960s | 57 | 146 | 71.9% |
| 1970s | 85 | 570 | 87% |
| 1980s | 102 | 698 | 87.3% |
| 1990s | 177 | 1,162 | 86.8% |
| 2000s | 330 | 1,412 | 81.1% |
| 2010s | 371 | 1,836 | 83.2% |
| 2020s | 205 | 759 | 78.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44 | #2,893 | 138 | #1,545 |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,676 | 159 | #1,409 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,815 | 166 | #1,384 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,155 | 138 | #1,531 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,777 | 158 | #1,380 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,610 | 175 | #1,312 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,673 | 175 | #1,307 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,353 | 203 | #1,198 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,608 | 183 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,794 | 201 | #1,231 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,284 | 180 | #1,316 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,466 | 169 | #1,379 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,217 | 183 | #1,298 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,777 | 185 | #1,285 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,321 | 182 | #1,298 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,788 | 148 | #1,533 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,045 | 176 | #1,371 |
| 2007 | 39 | #3,007 | 166 | #1,429 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,914 | 159 | #1,427 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,899 | 148 | #1,442 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,773 | 125 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,969 | 121 | #1,601 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,586 | 118 | #1,581 |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,067 | 121 | #1,538 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,783 | 130 | #1,423 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,790 | 147 | #1,266 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,900 | 118 | #1,454 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,688 | 145 | #1,238 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,961 | 125 | #1,354 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,797 | 115 | #1,424 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,712 | 106 | #1,489 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,595 | 90 | #1,676 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,495 | 121 | #1,373 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,573 | 112 | #1,434 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,132 | 83 | #1,766 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,951 | 91 | #1,560 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,085 | 72 | #1,763 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,664 | 78 | #1,602 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,720 | 75 | #1,597 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,240 | 72 | #1,645 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,366 | 75 | #1,526 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,053 | 54 | #1,922 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,862 | 52 | #2,008 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,808 | 82 | #1,485 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,803 | 47 | #2,172 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,694 | 73 | #1,580 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,331 | 76 | #1,497 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,450 | 44 | #2,152 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,404 | 70 | #1,490 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,835 | 65 | #1,552 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,525 | 52 | #1,752 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,364 | 46 | #1,851 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,781 | 46 | #1,848 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,398 | 53 | #1,721 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,925 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,996 | 29 | #2,436 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,573 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,356 | 23 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,798 | 16 | #3,226 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,161 | 8 | #5,145 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,545 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,436 | 7 | #5,707 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,443 | 13 | #3,720 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,637 | 7 | #5,527 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,902 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,719 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,862 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,584 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,645 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,541 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mika reached #2,525 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #1,198 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mika
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.