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Misha

/ˈmɪʃə/ · 88% girls · 60 born in 2025

Misha has been given to about 4,858 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɪʃə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,763
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Misha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 142
  • Born in 202560
  • All time4,858
  • England & Wales, 202529

How popular is Misha?

Its best year was 1991, when 142 babies were given the name, ranking 1255th. The typical living American called Misha is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Misha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tisha0.85
  2. Kisha0.85
  3. Isha0.85
  4. Aisha0.80
  5. Trisha0.75
  6. Alisha0.70
  7. Elisha0.70
  8. Keisha0.70

Middle names for Misha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Misha Josephine0.84
  2. Misha Rose0.83
  3. Misha Louise0.83
  4. Misha June0.82
  5. Misha Pearl0.82
  6. Misha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Misha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.95
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.92
  3. Chanasister · 0.91
  4. Francobrother · 0.91
  5. Violetasister · 0.90
  6. Selenesister · 0.90

Where Misha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Misha White0.78
  2. Misha Reyes0.78
  3. Misha Nguyen0.78
  4. Misha Lee0.78
  5. Misha Hill0.78
  6. Misha Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Misha

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Misha across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.