Chika
Chika is a feminine Japanese given name. The name Chika can be written with the kanji characters 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, fine" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Chika can also be written with many different kanji characters thus, giving the name various meanings.
Meaning & Origin of Chika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chika is a feminine Japanese given name. The name Chika can be written with the kanji characters 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, fine" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Chika can also be written with many different kanji characters thus, giving the name various meanings.
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The Story of Chika
As a girl name
Chika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 17 Chikas were born — ranking #5,484 that year. As of 2026, Chika ranks #12,237 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 350 Chikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 7 Chikas were born — ranking #7,282 that year. As of 2026, Chika ranks #9,948 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Chikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Chika
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Chika, a member of the Japanese girl group D&D
- Chika Anzai ( 安済 知佳 ; born 1990) , Japanese voice actress
- Chika Aoki ( 青木 千佳 ; born 1990) , Japanese fencer
- Chika Goto ( 後藤 智香 ; born 1994) , Japanese professional wrestler and gravure idol
- Chika Hirao ( 平尾 知佳 ; born 1996) , Japanese women's footballer
- Chika Ishimaru ( 石丸 千賀 ; born 1996) , Japanese former member of the Super Girls (Japanese group)
- Chika Kodama ( 児玉 千佳 ; born 1970) , Japanese softball player
- Chika Kuroda ( 黒田 チカ ; 1884 – 1968) , Japanese chemist
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Names that sound like Chika
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About the name Chika
Chika is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 350 births in the dataset. Chika's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #5,484. Use the chart and map above to compare Chika's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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