Misha Boy & girl
How popular is Misha?
#3,211 girl name in 2025
49 baby girls were named Misha in the US in 2025, making it the 3211th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
Misha popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,211 for girls (▼ 963 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 49 girls, 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,382 in 2015, #2,050 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (135 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,244 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 20% boys, 80% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Misha counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Misha family of names ranked #2,067 for girls in 2025 (#1,492 the year before), with 64 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Misha | 49 | 77% |
| Mysha | 15 | 23% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Misha is most popular
Babies named Misha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (64 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 girls)
Misha by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12 | #5,146 |
| 1960s | 138 | #2,254 |
| 1970s | 615 | #1,248 |
| 1980s | 739 | #1,260 |
| 1990s | 733 | #1,244 |
| 2000s | 656 | #1,901 |
| 2010s | 868 | #1,779 |
| 2020s | 494 | #1,907 |
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Questions
- Is Misha a boy or girl name?
- Misha is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 20% of babies named Misha were boys and 80% were girls.
- How popular is the name Misha?
- 49 baby girls were named Misha in the US in 2025, making it the 3211th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
- When was Misha most popular?
- Misha peaked in 1991, when 135 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,244 in 1991.
- How many people are named Misha?
- 4,858 babies have been named Misha in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,751 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Misha most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Misha was most common in New Jersey, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls 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.