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Baby name
Misha
Girl Boy
88% girls / 12% boys
Origin of the name
Misha is a Russian or Ukrainian pet form of Mikhail, that is, Michael.
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Classic name
4,255births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 1244rank at its peak, in 1991
Where babies named Misha are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Misha is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Misha is most common in California (2.9 times), New York (1.8) and Texas (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Names from the same era
Rising name
603births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 3120rank at its peak, in 2021
One letter apart
- Micha 1,170
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100% | 0% |
| 1960s | 97% | 3% |
| 1970s | 94% | 6% |
| 1980s | 90% | 10% |
| 1990s | 89% | 11% |
| 2000s | 88% | 12% |
| 2010s | 85% | 15% |
| 2020s | 78% | 22% |