Mika

mee-ka
Japanese, Slovene, Hebrew, English, Greek
"beautiful fragrance; who is like God?; follower of Demeter"

Mika Origin and Meaning

The name Mika is a girl's name of Hungarian, Japanese, Russian origin meaning "beautiful fragrance; who is like God?; follower of Demeter".

Mika is a sparky and stylish Japanese girls' name that translates easily to English. Also used as a Slovene and Hebrew diminutive for Mihaela and Michaela, as an alternative spelling to the Biblical Micah, and as a Greek diminutive of Dimitra (via Mimika), it is a truly multi-cultural choice.

Also used as a masculine name, usually as a short form for Michael and its variations, Mika is a Top 100 choice in Israel for girls, while in the US, it is a unisex choice, given to 157 girls in a recent year, along with 49 boys. In Japan, it was a particular favorite back in the 70s and 80s.

Notable bearers include actress and singer Mika Nakashima, television host Mika Brzezinski, singer Mika Arisaka, and social media star Mika Salamanca.

# 266 on Nameberry

Mika Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Mika Popularity

Famous People Named Mika

  • Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski
    American television host and journalist
  • Mika Sue Boorem
    American actress
  • Mika Abdalla
    American actress
  • Mika Nakashima
    Japanese pop singer
  • Mika Doi
    Japanese voice actress
  • Mika Taressa Todd
    Japanese,American singer
  • Michelle "Mika" Urbaniak
    Polish pop singer
  • Mika Handa
    Japanese singer of group Mika Bomb
  • Mika Newton (born Oksana Stefanivna Grytsay)
    Ukrainian singer
  • Mika Tan
    American adult model
  • Mika Miyazato
    Japanese golfer
  • Mika Fukui
    Japanese lead singer of the Sadistic Mika Band

Mika in Pop Culture

  • Mika Samuels
    character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
  • Mika Grainger
    character on British TV series "Waterloo Road"
  • Mika Ahonen
    character in anime/manga "Strike Witches"
  • Rainbow "R." Mika
    character in the Street Fighter video game series
  • Mika Jougasaki
    character in THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS video game
  • Mika Kujiin
    one of the main characters in the Kanamemo anime/manga
  • Mika Nogizaka
    character in the light novel and anime Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu
  • Mika Shimotsuki
    character in anime Psycho,Pass
  • Mikazuki "Mika" Augus
    character in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans
  • Mika Returna
    character in Under Night In,Birth
  • Variation of Mieke
    a Dutch diminutive of Maria