Mikhail
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Mikhail is the Russian version of Michael, meaning “who is like God,” with Misha as a familiar form.
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Mikhail in different languages / cultures
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Mikhail is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Mikhail in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 84 boys were named Mikhail, making it the #1867 boys' name in the US. Since 1968, 4,134 boys have been named Mikhail, with the most (143) in 2015. It is most common, relative to births, in Massachusetts, Florida and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
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Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Mikhail
There are 2 towns and villages with Mikhail in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Mikhail-Arkhangel | Yaroslavl Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Mikhail-Kyuel’ | Sakha, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Mikhail
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Mikhail.
Mikhail Afanasyev
Mikhail Aleshin
Mikhail Bagayev
Mikhail Baranovskiy
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Fictional characters named Mikhail
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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