Mishka
Girl · MEESH-ka · Hebrew
Mishka is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 3,711th for girls in the US (40 babies).
What does Mishka mean?
Hebrew: Russian pet form of Mikhail
Russian pet form of Mikhail, also a traditional Russian nickname for a bear.
- Say it
- MEESH-ka
Is Mishka a girl's or a boy's name?
Mishka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 40 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mishka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Mishka, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mishka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Mishka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Mishka in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,711among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 40 girls in the US were named Mishka, making it the 3,711th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,394th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 80 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Mishka in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mishka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,711 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5,123 |
| 2022 | 49 | #3,277 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,751 |
| 2020 | 73 | #2,394 |
| 2019 | 80 | #2,272 |
| 2018 | 72 | #2,457 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,966 |
| 2015 | 42 | #3,649 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5,011 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
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