Mika
Meaning and origin
* (Japanese given name): Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika). * (Hebrew given name): From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh)
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Mika (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Mika has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2013. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13 | – |
| 1999 | 18 | – |
| 2000 | – | 12 |
| 2001 | 21 | – |
| 2002 | 13 | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | 11 | 3 |
| 2005 | 11 | 2 |
| 2006 | 17 | 6 |
| 2007 | 27 | 5 |
| 2008 | 19 | 10 |
| 2009 | 24 | 3 |
| 2010 | 27 | 9 |
| 2011 | 24 | 9 |
| 2012 | 18 | 8 |
| 2013 | 24 | 15 |
| 2014 | 17 | 10 |
| 2015 | 20 | 7 |
| 2016 | 11 | 8 |
| 2017 | 18 | 6 |
| 2018 | 33 | 12 |
| 2019 | 19 | 8 |
| 2020 | 23 | 12 |
| 2021 | 20 | 10 |
| 2022 | 32 | 10 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 250 | 1,382 |
| 2000 | 257 | 1,397 |
| 2001 | 273 | 1,408 |
| 2002 | 282 | 1,422 |
| 2003 | 300 | 1,421 |
| 2004 | 313 | 1,410 |
| 2005 | 324 | 1,403 |
| 2006 | 341 | 1,395 |
| 2007 | 371 | 1,397 |
| 2008 | 388 | 1,393 |
| 2009 | 418 | 1,392 |
| 2010 | 454 | 1,389 |
| 2011 | 479 | 1,392 |
| 2012 | 498 | 1,384 |
| 2013 | 528 | 1,387 |
| 2014 | 545 | 1,397 |
| 2015 | 567 | 1,398 |
| 2016 | 581 | 1,412 |
| 2017 | 601 | 1,421 |
| 2018 | 635 | 1,431 |
| 2019 | 665 | 1,435 |
| 2020 | 694 | 1,445 |
Mika in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Mika.Hi! My name is Mika.
- Mika har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Mika has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Mika i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Mika this afternoon.
- Mikas mamma är lärare.Mika's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Mikas mamma is Mika's mum.
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Questions about Mika
How do you pronounce Mika in Swedish?
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What does the name Mika mean?
* (Japanese given name): Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika). * (Hebrew given name): From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh)
How popular is Mika in Sweden?
42 babies were named Mika in 2022. In 2020, 2,139 people in Sweden had Mika as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2013 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.