How Many People Are Named Misha?
people named Misha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 72,152 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,858 babies named Misha in Social Security records from 1954 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
142 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Russian diminutive of MIKHAIL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Misha, 87.6% were girls and 12.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Misha fell from 96.5% in the 1960s to 77.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Misha alive today is about 26 years old, and 54% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 40 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Misha first appears in the records in 1954 and was given most often in 1991, to 142 babies. In 2025, 60 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1954 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Misha has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,251, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #3,236. Among boys, its best rank was #2,992, in 1993.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,236 | #7,512 |
| Best rank | #1,251 (1991) | #2,992 (1993) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,220 in the 2010s | #5,690 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Misha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Misha were born in California than in any other state: about 707 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Misha was given 2.9 times as often in California, 2.4 times in New Jersey and 1.8 times in New York.
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