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.

Mika Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 334 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mika

• 334 Nameberry 2025
• 419 Unique 2023
• 254 Unisex 2023
• 356 Germany 2016
• 81 Israel 2023

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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

The name 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