Mikhail Boy

How popular is Mikhail?

#1,867 boy name in 2025

84 baby boys were named Mikhail in the US in 2025, making it the 1867th most popular boy name.

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4,079living people named Mikhail (est.)
18median age of people named Mikhail
4,158babies named Mikhail since 1880
1 in 39,468US babies born in 2025

Mikhail popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,867 for boys (▲ 35 from 2024)
Babies in 202584 boys
10-year trendFalling (-41% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,259 in 2015, #1,539 in 2020
Peak year2015 (143 boys)
Highest rank#945 in 1990
First recorded1968
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Mikhail is most popular

Babies named Mikhail per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
  2. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
  3. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (39 boys)
  4. Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
  5. Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)

Mikhail by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1960s5#4,135
1970s59#2,668
1980s469#980
1990s806#945
2000s986#1,347
2010s1,223#1,259
2020s586#1,383

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Questions

Is Mikhail a boy or girl name?
Mikhail is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mikhail were boys.
How popular is the name Mikhail?
84 baby boys were named Mikhail in the US in 2025, making it the 1867th most popular boy name.
When was Mikhail most popular?
Mikhail peaked in 2015, when 143 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #945 in 1990.
How many people are named Mikhail?
4,158 babies have been named Mikhail in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,079 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
Where is Mikhail most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Mikhail was most common in Washington, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.