Given name
Mishon
“who is like God?”
Mishon is a variant of Michon. In Hebrew use, Michon carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mishon is a variant of Michon. In Hebrew use, Michon carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mishon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 68 boys · 28 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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