Grisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GREE-sha
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
Grisha is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies).
What does Grisha mean?
For boys a Russian pet form of Grigory; girls' use is of uncertain origin
In Russian, Grisha is the pet form of Grigory (Gregory); in Leigh Bardugo's fantasy novels, the Grisha are magic users.
Is Grisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Grisha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Grisha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 433% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Grisha, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls.
2025 had the most girls named Grisha of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Grisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
Names like Grisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Gurnaaz, Viha, Anvika, Gursanjh, Kridha, Aavya, Hanvika, Saanvika, Kriva, Divisha, Aadhya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Grisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/grisha, updated 20 October 2026.