Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1991

Misha

Gender Unisex · 88% girls Rank 2025 #3,236 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

Misha (Миша) is a diminutive of the Russian name Mikhail (Михаил).

Rank 2025
#3,236
among girls · ↓978 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
60
named Misha · -41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,801
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1991
142 babies
All-time total
4,858
#2,861 all-time among girls
First recorded
1954
in Social Security records

Misha popularity over time

4,858 babies have been named Misha since 1954, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 12 – 12 1 – #5,551
1960s 138 5 143 14 +1092% #2,284
1970s 615 38 653 65 +357% #1,252
1980s 739 85 824 82 +26% #1,264
1990s 733 89 822 82 0% #1,255
2000s 656 86 742 74 -10% #1,911
2010s 868 157 1,025 103 +38% #1,788
2020s (to 2025) 494 143 637 106 +4% #1,914

Where Misha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 43 0.03 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

Where Misha is most popular

Girls named Misha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.050 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Misha born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 32 0.177 +256%
Massachusetts 13 0.108 +116%
California 64 0.076 +53%
New York 25 0.063 +27%
Texas 38 0.047 -5%
Florida 16 0.037 -25%
Washington 5 0.035 -30%
Michigan 6 0.033 -34%
Virginia 5 0.029 -41%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -49%
Illinois 5 0.022 -56%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Misha

Misha is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,236 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1954, 4,858 American babies have been named Misha, about 88% girls and 12% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1991, when 142 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Misha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Misha?

The median living Misha is about 25 years old; half are between 10 and 40. An estimated 4,800 people named Misha are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Misha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 49 #3,236 11 #7,516
2024 83 #2,258 19 #5,191
2023 82 #2,264 22 #4,689
2022 105 #1,914 26 #4,155
2021 85 #2,205 38 #3,158
2020 90 #2,059 27 #3,887
2019 101 #1,946 24 #4,299
2018 98 #2,007 25 #4,177
2017 117 #1,788 20 #4,877
2016 71 #2,533 14 #6,239
2015 77 #2,398 22 #4,496
2014 72 #2,509 9 #8,574
2013 84 #2,228 11 #7,380
2012 98 #1,994 14 #6,209
2011 77 #2,408 6 #11,799
2010 73 #2,532 12 #6,959
2009 110 #1,911 10 #8,106
2008 88 #2,247 7 #10,658
2007 96 #2,112 8 #9,466
2006 81 #2,339 6 #11,590
2005 83 #2,220 15 #5,482
2004 68 #2,499 7 #9,615
2003 30 #4,386 6 #10,445
2002 40 #3,446 11 #6,385
2001 30 #4,168 11 #6,293
2000 30 #4,141 5 #11,586
1995 62 #2,176 13 #4,710
1990 126 #1,297 11 #4,892
1985 52 #2,065 9 #4,568
1980 103 #1,264 9 #4,382
1975 60 #1,635 6 #5,241
1970 40 #2,068 8 #3,729
1965 14 #3,497 – –
1960 10 #4,373 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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Famous people named Misha

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Misha Collins Misha Collins American actor b. 1974 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Misha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Misha?

The median living Misha is about 25 years old. Half of all living Mishas are between 10 and 40 years old.

How many people named Misha are alive today?

An estimated 4,800 people named Misha are alive in the United States, based on 4,858 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Misha mean?

Misha (Миша) is a diminutive of the Russian name Mikhail (Михаил).

How popular is the name Misha in 2025?

Misha ranked #3,236 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Misha?

4,858 babies have been named Misha in the United States since 1954, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Misha most popular?

Misha peaked in 1991, when 142 newborns received the name.

Is Misha a boy or girl name?

Misha is used for both: about 88% of babies named Misha have been girls and 12% boys.

Is the name Misha rising or falling?

Misha has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Misha become more popular?

Misha is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Misha in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Misha?

Well-known people named Misha include Misha Collins (actor).

Names like Misha

Names that sound and feel close to Misha: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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