Fun Facts About the Name Mayka
- 31 babies named Mayka: U.S. records list 31 babies given the name Mayka from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mayka Mean?
Mayka is a feminine given name with no single established meaning because it is chiefly a spelling variant of several different names. In Slavic languages, Majka is a diminutive of Mary (Slovak Mária, Czech Marie, Polish Maria) and sometimes of Magdalene (Magdaléna/Magdalena); in that use it means literally "little Mary" or "little Magdalene." The name Mary itself has a debated etymology, often given as "bitter" or "beloved." In Spanish, Maica is a familiar form of María that is also used as a given name, and the spelling Mayka can follow this pattern. A separate Japanese name Maika is written with various kanji, so its meaning depends on the characters chosen; examples include 舞花 ("dance flower") and 舞香 ("dance fragrance"). These origins are independent, and the spelling Mayka alone does not show which one applies.
Mayka Name History & Origins
The history of Mayka is mostly the history of the names it can represent. Majka has been used in Slovak, Czech, and Polish as an everyday diminutive of Mary and Magdalene, and in those languages it can stand alone as a given name. Maica developed in Spanish as a familiar form of María; it is found as a given name in Spain and Latin America. The Japanese name Maika has its own tradition in Japan, where it is written in kanji and is unrelated to Mary or Magdalene. The spelling Mayka, with y, is a respelling rather than a separate etymological line. Because the same spelling can reflect any of these traditions, its development depends on the family and language background of the person named Mayka.
How Popular is the Name Mayka?
Mayka has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #14,549 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,443 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #14,549 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #18,300 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #18,333 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #18,877 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #19,501 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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