Mikhail

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Russian

Mikhail first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 36 babies (rank #700 that year). In 2024 it was given to 26 boys (rank #1,000). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Mikhail

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mikhail yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

696

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Mikhail

Mikhail Gorbachevfilm actor · b. 1931
Mikhail Bakuninanarchist · b. 1814
Mikhail Lermontovbretteur · b. 1814
Mikhail Bulgakovscience fiction writer · b. 1891
Mikhail Sholokhovshort story writer · b. 1905

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	16	#866
1992	20	#747
1993	9	#1,304
1994	7	#1,461
1996	15	#981
1997	9	#1,394
1999	17	#883
2000	12	#1,145
2001	17	#925
2002	19	#864
2003	10	#1,386
2004	13	#1,231
2005	18	#1,004
2006	18	#1,044
2007	24	#876
2008	27	#826
2009	21	#1,034
2010	29	#818
2011	31	#759
2012	26	#885
2013	36	#700
2014	36	#711
2015	31	#791
2016	34	#763
2017	27	#901
2018	25	#941
2019	18	#1,213
2020	26	#929
2021	22	#1,079
2022	31	#834
2023	26	#949
2024	26	#1,000