Misha
Girl name · 20 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Misha: 20 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 5 births in 1997.
Misha began as a Russian diminutive of Mikhail, the Slavic form of Michael, which comes from the Hebrew *Mikha'el* meaning "who is like God?"—a rhetorical question asserting no one compares to the divine. The name is famously borne by Misha Collins, the American actor best known for playing the angel Castiel on *Supernatural*, and by Misha Defonseca, the controversial author of *Misha: A Memoire of the Holocaust Years*. While no major place is directly named after a Misha, the root Michael has inspired countless place names worldwide, from San Miguel to St Michael's Mount. In Scotland, Misha has been used sparingly since the 1990s, often chosen by parents seeking a soft, international-sounding name with Slavic charm.
Girl 6 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19975 babies
- Latest (2016)
- #7983 babies
- Total births
- 20since 1993
- 5-year trend
- ▲ 13%vs prior 5y