Boy name Russian origin Christian tradition

Mikhail

mee-kuh-EEL · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Who is like God (Michael)
Language
Russian
Culture
Slavic/Russian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1908
2024 births83
Peak year2015
First appeared1968
Total US births4,050
2015 peak19681982199620102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MishaMika
Alternate spellings
MihailMichail
In other languages
Mikhail (Russian)Mihail (Bulgarian)Michael (English)Mihály (Hungarian)

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Notable people named Mikhail

Mikhail Gorbachev
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