Mikah
Mika Hashizume , known mononymously as Mikah, is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter and model.
Meaning & Origin of Mikah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mika Hashizume , known mononymously as Mikah, is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter and model.
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The Story of Mikah
As a girl name
American parents first put Mikah on the record books as a girl name in 1975, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 76 Mikahs were born — ranking #2,286 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Mikahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,607 among girl names with 30 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 2K Mikahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mikah as a boy name dates back to 1972, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 171 newborns named Mikah — #1,085 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Mikahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,563 among boy names with 112 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 3K Mikahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mikah
Mikah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Mikah's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #1,085. Use the chart and map above to compare Mikah'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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