Is Mischa a boy or girl name?

Mischa is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,891 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 89.5% were girls and 10.5% were boys.

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Mischa

Recorded 1953–2025 · United States

Mischa was most popular in 2008, when 125 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,081 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,891 people named Mischa.

Mischa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mischa’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mischa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mischa is mostly a girl’s name — 89.5% of the 1,891 Americans given it were girls and 10.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 94% girls and 6% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mischa

Where Mischa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org