Maika
Maika is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Maika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maika is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Maika
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Maika as a girl name dates back to 1971, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Maika — #5,954 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Maika on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maika ranks #6,629 for girls with 17 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). All told, over 525 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Maika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 13 births, good for #5,812 nationwide. About 38% of every Maika on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Maika last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 241 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maika
Maika is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 525 births in the dataset. Maika's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,954. Use the chart and map above to compare Maika'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.