Misha
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- MEE-sha
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,368 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,211 for girls
Misha is a name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 3,211th for girls in the US (49 babies).
What does Misha mean?
Hebrew: Russian pet form of Mikhail; also a South Asian girls' name
In Russian Misha is a pet form of Mikhail, used for boys; as a girls' name it is used in South Asian families.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Misha a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Misha has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 49 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Misha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,368th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Misha, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 56 girls. 5 boys were also named Misha in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Misha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 28 girls in the UK were given Misha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,081, up from #1,368 for this spelling alone.
- Misha 24
- Meesha 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,315th in England and Wales.
Misha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,360 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,406 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,669 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,389 |
| 2019 | 32 | #1,129 |
| 2018 | 27 | #1,298 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 33 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,244 |
| 2014 | 35 | #1,080 |
| 2013 | 53 | #783 |
| 2012 | 48 | #857 |
| 2011 | 54 | #755 |
| 2010 | 43 | #888 |
| 2009 | 56 | #716 |
| 2008 | 47 | #798 |
| 2007 | 38 | #893 |
| 2006 | 35 | #915 |
| 2005 | 26 | #1,048 |
| 2004 | 35 | #853 |
| 2003 | 23 | #1,087 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 20 | #1,105 |
| 1999 | 38 | #693 |
| 1998 | 44 | #638 |
| 1997 | 32 | #797 |
| 1996 | 45 | #598 |
How popular is Misha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,211th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 49 about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 49 girls in the US were named Misha, making it the 3,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,050th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 135 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954. 11 boys were also named Misha in 2025 (7,190th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Misha than any year since 2003.
Half of all the girls named Misha in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 54 girls in the US were given Misha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,468, up from #3,211 for this spelling alone.
- Misha 49
- Meesha 5
In 2025, 82% of the babies named Misha in the US were girls.
Misha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3,211 |
| 2024 | 83 | #2,248 |
| 2023 | 82 | #2,258 |
| 2022 | 105 | #1,907 |
| 2021 | 85 | #2,186 |
| 2020 | 90 | #2,050 |
| 2019 | 101 | #1,941 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1,997 |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,779 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,517 |
| 2015 | 77 | #2,382 |
| 2014 | 72 | #2,497 |
| 2013 | 84 | #2,211 |
| 2012 | 98 | #1,983 |
| 2011 | 77 | #2,395 |
| 2010 | 73 | #2,514 |
| 2009 | 110 | #1,901 |
| 2008 | 88 | #2,234 |
| 2007 | 96 | #2,101 |
| 2006 | 81 | #2,328 |
| 2005 | 83 | #2,203 |
| 2004 | 68 | #2,478 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 40 | #3,390 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 47 | #2,656 |
| 1996 | 56 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 62 | #2,150 |
| 1994 | 61 | #2,183 |
| 1993 | 82 | #1,772 |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,504 |
| 1991 | 135 | #1,244 |
| 1990 | 126 | #1,288 |
| 1989 | 113 | #1,351 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,982 |
| 1987 | 75 | #1,629 |
| 1986 | 67 | #1,735 |
| 1985 | 52 | #2,047 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,837 |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,770 |
| 1982 | 70 | #1,641 |
| 1981 | 81 | #1,490 |
| 1980 | 103 | #1,260 |
| 1979 | 94 | #1,323 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,862 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,761 |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,523 |
| 1975 | 60 | #1,625 |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,598 |
| 1973 | 49 | #1,773 |
| 1972 | 83 | #1,248 |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,730 |
| 1970 | 40 | #2,043 |
| 1969 | 32 | #2,254 |
| 1968 | 24 | #2,538 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1965 | 14 | #3,401 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
Names like Misha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anya, Prisha, Aisha, Krisha, Isha, Raya, Priya, Anika, Maya, Viha, Sasha, Anvika
Other spellings of Misha
Names related to Misha
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Misha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/misha, updated 20 October 2026.