How Many People Are Named Misha?
An estimated 4,613 people in the United States have the first name Misha. It is used for both genders, with 87.7% female. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Misha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 142 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Misha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Misha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,613
About 1 in 74,302 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
87.7% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1991
142 births
Total Registered
4,798
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Misha
Misha is predominantly female (87.7%), though 592 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Misha as a male name
Ranked #5,164 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (38 births)
Misha as a female name
Ranked #2,254 in 2024
83 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (135 births)
Misha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Misha span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,025 babies were registered. While Misha is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Misha by Decade
How has Misha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Misha by State
Birth registrations for Misha span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Arizona, Colorado. On average, about 84 Mishas were registered per state.
Misha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Misha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Misha
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Misha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Misha?
We estimate approximately 4,613 people named Misha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 74,302 Americans share this first name.
Is Misha a common name?
Misha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,798 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Misha most popular?
Misha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 142 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Misha is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Misha a female name?
Misha is predominantly female. 87.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Misha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Misha Smith, Misha Johnson, Misha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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