Mischa
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- MEE-shah
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,986 for girls
Mischa is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 4,986th for girls in the US (26 babies).
What does Mischa mean?
Hebrew: Russian pet form of Mikhail (Michael)
“who is like God?”
In Russia Misha is a boy's pet name for Mikhail; the German-style spelling Mischa is now often given to girls.
Is Mischa a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Mischa has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 26 girls in the US.
How popular is Mischa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,101among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Mischa, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 110 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mischa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1999, 81% of the babies named Mischa in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Mischa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 52 | #779 |
| 2010 | 59 | #688 |
| 2009 | 70 | #597 |
| 2008 | 72 | #582 |
| 2007 | 110 | #411 |
| 2006 | 91 | #473 |
| 2005 | 55 | #640 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Mischa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,986among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 62,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Mischa, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,451st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 125 girls. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the girls named Mischa in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 82% of the babies named Mischa in the US were girls.
Mischa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,986 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5,796 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5,544 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4,470 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4,451 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3,768 |
| 2016 | 42 | #3,656 |
| 2015 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2014 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3,313 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,831 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,908 |
| 2010 | 74 | #2,493 |
| 2009 | 85 | #2,286 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,762 |
| 2007 | 119 | #1,792 |
| 2006 | 92 | #2,107 |
| 2005 | 71 | #2,453 |
| 2004 | 48 | #3,176 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 34 | #2,290 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 27 | #2,598 |
| 1971 | 26 | #2,736 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,460 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
Names like Mischa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia Ava Myla Maya Mika Maryam Zara Mila Anya Layla Raya Eliana
Names related to Mischa
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mischa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mischa, updated 20 October 2026.