Misha
Misha was the 3236th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1252nd; the most babies were born in 1991 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 838 places. More babies were named Misha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,236 girls, down 1,177 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49girls
- Girls and boys
- 78% girls, 22% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,858babies recorded
Misha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,236 | #7,516 | 49 | 11 |
| 2020 | #2,059 | #3,887 | 90 | 27 |
| 2010 | #2,532 | #6,959 | 73 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,141 | #11,586 | 30 | 5 |
| 1990 | #1,297 | #4,892 | 126 | 11 |
| 1980 | #1,264 | #4,382 | 103 | 9 |
| 1970 | #2,068 | #3,729 | 40 | 8 |
| 1960 | #4,373 | — | 10 | — |
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How popular is Misha, counting every spelling?
Misha is the most common spelling of 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 Misha?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Misha (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Misha 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Misha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Misha?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Misha are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 13 and 42. That makes Misha 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.
Misha by state
How common Misha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.6×), California (1.5×). In 40 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 Misha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Misha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Misha
How popular is the name Misha?
Misha was the 3236th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1252nd; the most babies were born in 1991 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 838 places. More babies were named Misha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Misha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 78% girls, 22% boys given the name Misha in the US.
Where is Misha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Misha was most common in New Jersey (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and California.