Mischa
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Mischa
This was a 100 percent boys' name till the willowy Mischa Barton of TV's "The OC" made it unisex, a la Sascha.
Mischa for boys
Though the Mischa spelling is migrating toward the feminine side thanks to actress Mischa Barton, this Russian boys' short form still works for children of both sexes, as Mischa or Misha.
Pronounced MIS-chuh.
As of November 2026, Mischa ranked #5059 for girls in US births in 2025 and #11844 for boys in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #1768 for girls in 2008 and #3159 for boys in 1981.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,830 | 40 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,420 | 47 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,691 | 42 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,818 | 40 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,739 | 29 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,512 | 31 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,514 | 30 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,543 | 31 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Famous Mischas
- Mischa Anne BartonGirl
British,American actress
- Mischa RichterBoy
American cartoonist
- Mischa MaiskyBoy
Latvian,Israeli cellist
- Mischa Auer (born Mikhail Semyonovich Unskovsky)Boy
Russian,American actor
- Mikhail Saulovich "Mischa" ElmanBoy
Ukrainian,American violinist
- Mikhail "Mischa" ZverevBoy
German tennis player
Mischa in pop culture
- Mischa LecterGirl
character in film "Hannibal Rising"
- MischaBoy
given name of Philip Jennings, the KGB agent on "The Americans"