Entry № 4534 · Japanese origin

Moka Moka — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MOH-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Iconic Moka ILLIT - HYBE 5th-gen Japanese"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Japanese)

A name that means "iconic moka illit - hybe 5th-gen japanese".

Moka is from the Japanese mo (萌 — sprout, blossom) + ka (花 — flower). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese-Korean K-pop heritage aesthetic. Murakami Moka (村上もか, born 2006)iconic Japanese-Korean K-pop singer + dancer; iconic foundational member of the iconic foundational K-pop girl group ILLIT (아일릿); widely considered one of the foundational 5th-generation K-pop girl groups + the iconic foundational Belift Lab (HYBE Labels) group; born + raised in iconic foundational Saitama, Japan; her foundational ILLIT career includes all the iconic foundational singles from **Magnetic (March 2024) through Almond Chocolate (March 2025); widely celebrated for her iconic foundational lead dance + her foundational role as a foundational Japanese-Korean K-pop bridge figure; her foundational background includes appearing as a foundational young model in iconic foundational Japanese fashion magazines from age 12 + her foundational selection from the iconic foundational Belift Lab global trainee system; appeared on the iconic foundational survival reality show R U Next? (JTBC + Hybe, 2023) — the foundational reality competition that formed ILLIT; her foundational visual aesthetic — known for her iconic foundational doll-like proportions + her foundational distinctive eye-color — made her one of the foundational young K-pop visuals of her generation; over 1.5 million Instagram followers; brand ambassador for major Japanese + Korean fashion brands; widely considered the foundational ILLIT Japanese visual + main dancer. Princess Moka** — modern Japanese-Korean heritage naming.

Featured throughout K-pop.

Sprout flower (Japanese). Iconic Murakami Moka of ILLIT — foundational HYBE Belift Lab 5th-gen K-pop + foundational Japanese-Korean K-pop bridge + R U Next? survival show.

The name in its native script.

もか
Transliteration
Moka
Pronunciation
/ ˈmoʊ.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Moka stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Moka · 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 · —

Mokas before her.

Real people
Moka (Murakami Moka, ILLIT)
Iconic K-pop ILLIT HYBE 5th-gen Japanese.
born 2006
In fiction
Moka
Japanese sprout flower.

Names connected to Moka.

The number behind Moka.

1

The Pioneer

Moka reduces to one.

Why families chose this name.

"ILLIT Moka. Four letters. Moka."
Hanako · Mother of one · Saitama