Girl name · Japanese
Mika
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: beautiful fragrance (depends on characters)Mika is a girl's name that comes from Japanese and means "beautiful fragrance (depends on characters)". It is used in Japanese.
- Meaning
- Beautiful fragrance (depends on characters)
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #1641 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Mika
As a girl's name, Mika comes from Japanese and means "beautiful fragrance (depends on characters)". It is used in Japanese.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How to write Mika in Japanese
In hiragana, Mika is みか. In kanji it can be written several ways, and each choice gives the name its own meaning. These are spellings used for the name, with what each kanji means.
| Kanji | Reading | What the kanji mean |
|---|---|---|
| 美香 | みか | 美 beauty, beautiful + 香 fragrance |
| 美佳 | みか | 美 beauty, beautiful + 佳 excellent, beautiful |
| 美加 | みか | 美 beauty, beautiful + 加 add |
Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.
Mika on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Mika on 2 lists.
“美香: beautiful fragrance. Sweet and simple”
From Anime girl names, anime girl names that mean hope, love and luck
“Beautiful fragrance; meaning depends on kanji.”
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How popular is Mika?
- US rank in 2025
- #1,641
- 127 babies, 79 per million girls
- Best rank
- #1,198 in 2017
- 203 babies that year
- Babies since 1954
- At least 6,752
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 0 per million |
| 1920s | 0 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 0 per million |
| 1950s | 2 per million |
| 1960s | 8 per million |
| 1970s | 37 per million |
| 1980s | 41 per million |
| 1990s | 65 per million |
| 2000s | 76 per million |
| 2010s | 105 per million |
| 2020s | 91 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #1,310 | #1,198 | #1,307 | #1,313 | #1,382 | #1,523 | #1,385 | #1,401 | #1,540 | #1,641 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Mika
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- MilaGracious, dear (Slavic, girl)
- MiraPeace, from Slavic Mir- names; in Sanskrit, sea (Slavic, girl)
- MiaPet form of Maria (Hebrew, girl)
- MikuBeautiful sky (Japanese, girl)
- MinaBeautiful and graceful (depends on hanja) (Korean, girl)
- MilanGracious, dear; a short form of Slavic Mil- names (Slavic, unisex)
- MaiaGood mother (Greek, girl)
- MinnaLove (Old German, girl)
- MirtaMyrtle (Greek, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- AstridDivinely beautiful (Old Norse, girl)
- BeauHandsome, beautiful (French, boy)
- BellamyBeautiful friend (Old French, unisex)
- BelleBeautiful (French, girl)
- CalliopeBeautiful voice (Greek, girl)
- IngridIng is beautiful (Old Norse, girl)
- SigridBeautiful victory (Old Norse, girl)
- TeganFair, beautiful (Welsh, girl)
- AbeerFragrance, scent (Arabic, girl)
- AbirScent or fragrance (Arabic, girl)
- AstaShort form of Astrid, divinely beautiful (Old Norse, girl)
- BasemathFragrance (Hebrew, girl)
- BellaShort form of Isabella; also Italian for beautiful (Hebrew, girl)
- BomiBeautiful treasure (depends on hanja) (Korean, girl)
- CadhlaBeautiful (Irish Gaelic, girl)
Middle names for Mika
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from Japanese
- AiLove; indigo (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AikoBeloved child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AimiLove and beauty, written 愛美 (Japanese, girl)
- AkaneDeep red, madder (Japanese, girl)
- AkariLamplight (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkemiBright beauty (Japanese, girl)
- AkiSecond and hope, written 亜希 (Japanese, girl)
- AkikoBright child; autumn child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkiraBright, clear (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- AmaneHeavenly sound (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- AnApricot (Japanese, girl)
- AoiHollyhock; blue (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- AsahiMorning sun, written 朝日 (Japanese, unisex)
- AsamiMorning beauty (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AsukaFlying bird (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AtsukoSincere, kind child (Japanese, girl)
- AyaColor (Japanese, girl)
- AyakaColorful flower (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
Mika: common questions
What does the name Mika mean?
Mika comes from Japanese and means "beautiful fragrance (depends on characters)".
Is Mika a boy or girl name?
Mika is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 127 girls and 34 boys in the US were named Mika, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Mika come from?
Mika comes from Japanese and means "beautiful fragrance (depends on characters)". Today it is used in Japanese.
How do you write Mika in Japanese?
Mika is written みか in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 美香 (beauty + fragrance), 美佳 (beauty + excellent) and 美加 (beauty + add). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.
How popular is the name Mika?
Mika ranked #1,641 in the US in 2025, with 127 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Mika?
Names spelled like Mika include Mila, Mira, Mia, Miku and Mina.
What middle names go with Mika?
Middle names that flow well with Mika include Constance, Delphine, Fenella, Louise and Patience. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.