Misha is a distinctive choice, ranked #1315 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Misha in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1315
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About the Name Misha
Misha ranked #1,315 in 2025, down from its peak of #571 in 1996 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Misha is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Misha in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Misha
Misha B — Misha Amber Bryan, known by her stage name Misha B, is a British singer.
Misha Latuhihin — Misha Jonas Emanuel Latuhihin is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the guidance of coach Joop Alberda.
Misha Mahowald — Michelle Anne Mahowald was an American computational neuroscientist in the emerging field of neuromorphic engineering.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Misha
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Misha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Misha in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Misha has been fairly steady, ranked #1,315 in 2025 against #1,313 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #571 in 1996.
Misha is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Misha include: Misha B, Misha Latuhihin and Misha Defonseca. Short summaries for each appear below.
Misha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mishas in the wild.
24
UK babies named Misha (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Misha
Almost certainly the only Misha in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Misha
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Misha Jonas Emanuel Latuhihin is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the guidance of coach Joop Alberda.
Misha Defonseca (born Monique de Wael) is a Belgian-born impostor and the author of a fraudulent 1997 Holocaust memoir titled Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years, initially presented as true.