Mikea

♀ Girl

How to Pronounce Mikea

Pronounced mih-KAY-uh /mɪˈkeɪ.ə/Medium

Meaning: Mikea reads as a feminine elaboration of Micah or Mika, both from the Hebrew mi kha'el, meaning 'who is like God,' with the added -ea ending common to 1980s American girls' names.Low

In 30 seconds: Mikea is a feminine elaboration of Micah, from the Hebrew 'who is like God.' It emerged in the early 1980s, peaking in 1993 (said mih-KAY-uh).

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MeaningMikea reads as a feminine elaboration of Micah or Mika, both from the Hebrew mi kha'el, meaning 'who is like God,' with the added -ea ending common to 1980s American girls' names.

U.S. rank (2010)#18939 ↘ Falling

2010 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1993

Total births (all-time)≈ 224

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

Mikea is best read as a feminized form of Micah or Mika, both rooted in the Hebrew question mi kha'el, 'who is like God.' Adding the -ea ending to signal a girl's name was a common late-20th-century pattern.

It grew slowly to a small peak of about eighteen girls in 1993, part of a wider trend of short biblical girls' names, and had faded from records by 2010.

Did you know? Mikea's -ea ending was a popular way to feminize short biblical names in the 1980s and 90s, echoing names like Andrea and Chelsea.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Mikea — Likely feminine form of Micah/Mika

Variations

MicahMikaMikaela

Nicknames

MikKea

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Mikea mean?

It most likely feminizes Micah or Mika, from the Hebrew 'who is like God.'

How do you pronounce Mikea?

It is said mih-KAY-uh /mɪˈkeɪ.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Mikea a boy or girl name?

Mikea is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Mikea?

It has always been rare, reaching only a small peak in the early 1990s before fading from use by 2010.