Given name
Mysha
“who is like God?”
Mysha is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mysha is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mysha is a variant of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mysha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 581
- 0 boys · 581 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,389 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,389 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 466 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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