Entry № 4443 · Japanese origin

Mikasa Mikasa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mee-KAH-sah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Iconic Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Japanese)

A name that means "iconic mikasa ackerman (attack on titan)".

Mikasa is from the Japanese mi (三 — three) + kasa (笠 — woven hat) — "three-hatted" — referring to the iconic foundational Mount Mikasa in Nara, Japan + the iconic foundational Battleship Mikasa (commissioned 1902). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Mikasa Ackerman — *iconic foundational female protagonist in the foundational Japanese manga/anime franchise Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin, 2009-2021); created by Hajime Isayama; widely considered one of the foundational manga + anime franchises of the 21st century; the iconic foundational Attack on Titan manga has sold over 140 million copies worldwide — making it one of the best-selling manga of all time; the iconic foundational anime adaptation by WIT Studio + MAPPA (2013-2023) was broadcast in 60+ countries — widely considered one of the foundational dark-fantasy anime of the 2010s; the iconic foundational Attack on Titan: The Final Season* (2020-2023) earned the iconic foundational Crunchyroll Anime of the Year (2022) + Anime Awards Best Anime (2022); the iconic Mikasa Ackerman is widely considered one of the most-iconic female anime characters of the 21st century — central to the iconic foundational Eren Yeager-Mikasa-Armin foundational protagonist trio; she is one of the foundational warrior-female anime characters representing the foundational Ackerman bloodline; her iconic foundational red scarf became one of the foundational anime fashion symbols of the 2010s + 2020s. Battleship Mikasa (1902) — iconic foundational Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship; flagship of Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō at the foundational Battle of Tsushima (1905). Princess Mikasa — modern Japanese anime heritage naming.

Featured throughout Japanese anime.

Three-hatted (Japanese). Iconic Mikasa Ackerman in foundational Attack on Titan (140M+ manga copies + Crunchyroll Anime of Year 2022) + iconic Battleship Mikasa + Mount Mikasa Nara.

The name in its native script.

ミカサ
Transliteration
Mikasa
Pronunciation
/ miːˈkɑː.sə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Mikasa stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Mikasa · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Mikasas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Mikasa Ackerman
Iconic Attack on Titan protagonist.
2009

Names connected to Mikasa.

The number behind Mikasa.

1

The Pioneer

Mikasa reduces to one.

Why families chose this name.

"Attack on Titan. Six letters. Mikasa."
Hanako · Mother of one · Tokyo