Given name & surname
Myka
“who is like (Yahweh)?”
Myka is a variant of Micah. One interpretation is “who is like (Yahweh)?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Myka is a variant of Micah. One interpretation is “who is like (Yahweh)?.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Myka is a variant of Micah. The history of Micah gives this family its wider story. Micah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Myka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,255
- 456 boys · 2,799 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 152 babies
- 2025
- 70
- #3,198 for girls · #4,989 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 21% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,198 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 135 in 2012. It also appeared in 20 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Indiana and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,572 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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