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Kamika
Pronounced kah-MEE-kah /kəˈmiː.kə/Medium
Meaning: Kamika is a coined African American name modeled on Tamika and Shamika, joining a Ka- opening to the popular -ika ending; it is an invented rhythmic name rather than one with a single traceable meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kamika belongs to the wave of -ika names - Tamika, Shamika, Tomika - coined in Black American communities from the late sixties onward. Swapping the opening consonant produced fresh, individual names prized for their sound; Kamika has no older root, and that is the honest reading.
It appears in American records from the early nineteen-seventies into the twenty-tens, with a small early peak in the mid-seventies. It reads clearly of that creative naming era and remains rare throughout.
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What does the name Kamika mean?
Kamika is a coined name modeled on Tamika, on the popular -ika pattern.
How do you pronounce Kamika?
It's said kah-MEE-kah /kəˈmiː.kə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Kamika a boy or girl name?
Kamika is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kamika?
Kamika has always been a rare, coined name in the U.S., most visible in the nineteen-seventies.