Mihailo
Mihailo (''\mi-hail\o'') is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is a variant of the Hebrew name Michael, and its cognates include Mihajlo and Mijailo. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon surname.
- Serbian
Meaning & Origin of Mihailo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mihailo (''\mi-hail\o'') is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is a variant of the Hebrew name Michael, and its cognates include Mihajlo and Mijailo. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Serbian
The Story of Mihailo
Mihailo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 10 Mihailos were born — ranking #7,613 that year. As of 2026, Mihailo ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 119 Mihailos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Mihailo
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mihailo. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Mihajlo
- Mijo
- Miša
- Miško
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About the name Mihailo
Mihailo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 119 births in the dataset. Mihailo's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,613. Use the chart and map above to compare Mihailo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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