Maika

Maika is a unisex given name: about 29% of people named Maika are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 29%Female 71%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 29% male / 71% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, East Frisia, Japan
US births since 1880: 211 male / 388 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Maika

To address Maika when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Maika," in English, "Guten Tag Maika," in German. About 29% of people named Maika are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Maika,

German

Guten Tag Maika,

French

Bonjour Maika,

Spanish

Estimado/a Maika:

Chinese

Maika您好：

Japanese

Maika様

English

Hi Maika,

German

Hi Maika,

French

Salut Maika,

Spanish

Hola Maika,

Chinese

Maika你好：

Japanese

Maikaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Maika by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	unisex name	35%
East Frisia	rare	woman's name	2%
Japan	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

211 male · 388 female · 599 births recorded

Male 35%Female 65%

Since 1980: 36% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Maika a male or female name?

Maika is a unisex given name: about 29% of people named Maika are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Maika in an email?

Is Maika a unisex name?

Maika is not a unisex name: 29% of people named Maika are men. Maika leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Maika a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maika (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_maika,
  title  = {Is Maika a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maika},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}