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Kimika
How to Pronounce Kimika
Pronounced kih-MEE-kah /kɪˈmiː.kə/Medium
Meaning: Kimika is most plausibly an American elaboration of Kim or Kimberly, extended with a fashionable -ika ending that gives it an Asian-inflected sound; it is not a documented traditional Japanese name (it happens to resemble the unrelated Japanese word kimika/kagaku patterns, but no direct source is established).Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Kimika most likely began as an elaboration of Kim or Kimberly, built out with the -ika ending popular in names like Erika. The exact route is uncertain, which we note; it belongs to the early 1980s.
Kimika was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1981, and it faded by the early 1990s. It reads today as a distinctly antique, short-lived coinage.
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What does the name Kimika mean?
It is likely an elaboration of Kim or Kimberly with a stylish -ika ending; the exact route is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Kimika?
It is said kih-MEE-kah /kɪˈmiː.kə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Kimika a boy or girl name?
Kimika is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kimika?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.