Girls' name · since 1993
Mishka
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 779 babies named Mishka, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,748 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 779
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mishka currently ranks #3748 among girls' names in America, with 779 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Mishka recorded 779 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #3748 nationally today, ahead of 78% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #8,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,748 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 779 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mishka ranks #8,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,748 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 779 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,748 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 779
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mishka's 779 recorded births place it above 87.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mishka compares
779 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Mishka's all-time total is 107% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mishka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 779 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mishka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mishka splits its recorded history at 2013: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mishka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Mishka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (427 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Mishka's strongest decade.
427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Mishka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
427 births
- 2020s
2020s
272 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 427 births (55% of all-time use).
How Mishka 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 Mishka's total volume
Mishka by state
Where Mishka concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 127 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 8.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 50 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 26 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
127 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Mishka's data
- Mishka's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (427 total births) through the 2020s (272) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mishkas (127 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mishka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Mishka 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.