Mika is a distinctive choice, ranked #2014 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mika in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2014
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About the Name Mika
Mika has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 339 places in five years. It was most popular in 2008 at #487 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Mika is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mika in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mika
Mika Brunold — Mika Brunold is a Swiss tennis player.
Mika Godts — Mika Marcel Godts is a Belgian professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Belgium national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mika
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Mika per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mika in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mika is declining: down 784 places since 2020, to #2,014 in 2025. It peaked at #487 in 2008.
Mika is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mika include: Mika Brunold, Mika Stojsavljevic and Mika Godts. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mika does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mikas in the wild.
12
UK babies named Mika (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 784 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mika
Almost certainly the only Mika in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mika
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski Scarborough is an American talk show host who co-hosts MS NOW's weekday morning broadcast show Morning Joe alongside her husband Joe Scarborough.