Is Misha a boy or girl name?
Misha is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 83 girls and 19 boys were named Misha, so 81.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87.7% of the 4,798 US babies named Misha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,164
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,254
- Babies named Misha since 1954
- 4,798
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 142 babies
Boys and girls named Misha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 138 | 96.5% |
| 1970s | 38 | 615 | 94.2% |
| 1980s | 85 | 739 | 89.7% |
| 1990s | 89 | 733 | 89.2% |
| 2000s | 86 | 656 | 88.4% |
| 2010s | 157 | 868 | 84.7% |
| 2020s | 132 | 445 | 77.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | #5,164 | 83 | #2,254 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,688 | 82 | #2,261 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,152 | 105 | #1,914 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,156 | 85 | #2,205 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,886 | 90 | #2,059 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,297 | 101 | #1,945 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,175 | 98 | #2,007 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,875 | 117 | #1,788 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,238 | 71 | #2,533 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,495 | 77 | #2,397 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,574 | 72 | #2,508 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,380 | 84 | #2,228 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,207 | 98 | #1,994 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,796 | 77 | #2,408 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,958 | 73 | #2,531 |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,103 | 110 | #1,911 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,658 | 88 | #2,247 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,466 | 96 | #2,112 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,588 | 81 | #2,338 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,482 | 83 | #2,220 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,615 | 68 | #2,499 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,446 | 30 | #4,386 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,384 | 40 | #3,446 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,293 | 30 | #4,168 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,585 | 30 | #4,141 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,917 | 27 | #4,267 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,613 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,686 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,797 | 56 | #2,362 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,710 | 62 | #2,176 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,448 | 61 | #2,203 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,998 | 82 | #1,791 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,160 | 104 | #1,519 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,028 | 135 | #1,255 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,892 | 126 | #1,296 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,453 | 113 | #1,364 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,980 | 60 | #2,003 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,887 | 75 | #1,641 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,463 | 67 | #1,747 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,568 | 52 | #2,065 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,848 | 58 | #1,858 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,980 | 60 | #1,789 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,866 | 70 | #1,648 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,770 | 81 | #1,496 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,383 | 103 | #1,264 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,821 | 94 | #1,330 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,882 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,511 | 58 | #1,770 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,530 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,241 | 60 | #1,636 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,740 | 59 | #1,609 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,783 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,843 | 83 | #1,253 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,746 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,729 | 40 | #2,068 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,284 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,544 | 24 | #2,601 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,217 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,814 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,496 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,467 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,712 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,238 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,371 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,020 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,551 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Misha reached #2,998 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #1,253 in 1972. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Misha
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.