Names / Unisex names
Mika
Current rank
#1,641
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,198
in 2017
First recorded
1954
in U.S. data
Children named
8,100
since 1954
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,198 in 2017 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Bright and playful. It was first recorded in American naming data in 1954. Its strongest year was 2017, at #1,198 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Across all years, more than 8,100 children have been named this.