Mischa
Mischa is a diminutive form of the name Mikhail.
- Dutch
- German
Meaning & Origin of Mischa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mischa is a diminutive form of the name Mikhail.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
- German
The Story of Mischa
As a girl name
Mischa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 125 births, good for #1,762 nationwide. About 32% of every Mischa on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mischa ranks #6,002 for girls with 20 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Mischa on the record books as a boy name in 1968, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 14 Mischas were born — ranking #3,027 that year. About 40% of every Mischa on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Mischa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 198 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mischa
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Names that sound like Mischa
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About the name Mischa
Mischa is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Mischa's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,762. Use the chart and map above to compare Mischa'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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