How Many People Are Named Mika?
An estimated 7,712 people in the United States have the first name Mika. It is used for both genders, with 83.3% female. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Mika peaked in popularity in 2015 with 244 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mika as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,712
About 1 in 44,444 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
83.3% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2015
244 births
Total Registered
7,948
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mika
Mika is predominantly female (83.3%), though 1,327 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mika as a male name
Ranked #2,893 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (50 births)
Mika as a female name
Ranked #1,545 in 2024
138 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (203 births)
Mika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mika span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,207 babies were registered. While Mika is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mika by Decade
How has Mika tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mika by State
Birth registrations for Mika span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Maryland, Kentucky, Alaska. On average, about 115 Mikas were registered per state.
Mika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mika
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mika?
We estimate approximately 7,712 people named Mika are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 44,444 Americans share this first name.
Is Mika a common name?
Mika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,948 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mika most popular?
Mika reached peak popularity in 2015, when 244 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mika is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mika a female name?
Mika is predominantly female. 83.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mika Smith, Mika Johnson, Mika Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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