Unisex name · since 1954
Misha
Misha has 4,255 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,220 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,255
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,255 babies have been named Misha since 1954, making it today's #3220 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Misha recorded 4,255 times among girls since 1954, holding rank #3220 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #2,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,220 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,255 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Misha ranks #2,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,220 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,255 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,220 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,255
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Misha's 4,255 recorded births place it above 96.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Misha compares
4,255 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Misha's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Misha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,255 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Misha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Misha's full recorded timeline at 1992, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 135 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Misha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Misha popularity over time - boys
603 total births recorded since 1968 (Misha as boys' name)
Misha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (868 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Misha's strongest decade.
868 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Misha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 138
1960s
138 births
- 1970s
1970s
615 births
- 1980s
1980s
739 births
- 1990s
1990s
733 births
- 2000s
2000s
656 births
- 2010s
2010s
868 births
- 2020s
2020s
494 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 868 births (20% of all-time use).
How Misha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Misha's total volume
Misha by state
Where Misha concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 669 | 15.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 209 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 205 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 123 | 2.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 113 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 78 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 52 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 44 | 1.0% |
669 of 4,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Misha appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Misha's data
- Misha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (868 total births) through the 2020s (494) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mishas (669 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Misha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Misha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.