Mikhail

Russian variation of Michael

"who is like God"

Mikhail Origin and Meaning

The name Mikhail is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "who is like God".

One of the most familiar Russian names in the West, thanks to ballet great Mikhail Baryshnikov and state head Mikhail Gorbachev.

Mikhail Rank in US Top 1000

# 968 in the US

Mikhail Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 999 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mikhail

• 999 Nameberry 2025
• 908 Unique 2024
• 926 England 2021

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Famous People Named Mikhail

• Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev President of the Soviet Union
• Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov Russian,American dancer and actor
• Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov Russian novelist
• Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin Russian revolutionary anarchist
• Mikhail "Misha" Arkadyevich Shifman Latvian theoretical physicist
• Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov Russian writer, poet and painter
• Mikhail Jurjevič Hraboŭski Belorussian ice hockey player
• Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov Russian novelist
• Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny Russian tennis player
• Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka Russian composer
• Mikhail Illarionovich Golenischev Kutuzov, Russian field marshal during the Napoleonic Wars
• Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev Russian fleet commander and explorer

The name Mikhail in Pop Culture

• Mikhail Bakunin character on American TV series 'Lost' Mikhail Victor, character in the game Resident Evil 3