Is Mikhail a boy or girl name?
Mikhail is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 83 boys were named Mikhail, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 4,074 US babies named Mikhail were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,908
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mikhail since 1968
- 4,074
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 143 babies
Boys and girls named Mikhail, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 59 | 7 | 10.6% |
| 1980s | 469 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 806 | 12 | 1.5% |
| 2000s | 986 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,223 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 502 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 93 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 87 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 97 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 114 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 119 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 128 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 143 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 138 | #1,289 | 5 | #18,366 |
| 2013 | 122 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 124 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 120 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 118 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 123 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 98 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 101 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 91 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 101 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 87 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 73 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 78 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 69 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 65 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 99 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 95 | #1,128 | 7 | #11,071 |
| 1990 | 119 | #956 | 5 | #14,434 |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 98 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,786 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,337 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,752 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,606 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,178 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,735 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,614 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,743 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,540 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mikhail reached #956 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #8,222 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.