Mischa
Mischa was the 5059th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1769th with 125 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,639 places. More babies were named Mischa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,059 girls, down 544 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- 87% girls, 13% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,891babies recorded
Mischa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,059 | — | 26 | — |
| 2020 | #4,515 | — | 30 | — |
| 2010 | #2,510 | — | 74 | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | #5,211 | #9,050 | 18 | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,667 | #5,993 | 16 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,821 | #5,207 | 16 | 5 |
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How popular is Mischa, counting every spelling?
Mischa is a spelling of Misha, a name family that had 90 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 90 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misha | 49 | #3,236 | 404 |
| Mischa | 26 | #5,059 | 123 |
| Mysha | 15 | #7,389 | 114 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mischa?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mischa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mischa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mischa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mischa?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Mischa are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 37. That makes Mischa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mischa by state
How common Mischa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mischa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mischa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mischa
How popular is the name Mischa?
Mischa was the 5059th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1769th with 125 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,639 places. More babies were named Mischa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mischa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 87% girls, 13% boys given the name Mischa in the US.
Where is Mischa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mischa was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New York.