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Mikhail

mee-kuh-EEL

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Russian form of Michael, 'who is like God' in Hebrew. A prominent name in Russian nobility, literature, and science with cosmic significance.”

Popularity Over Time

Mikhail US popularity rank over timeRank 5904 in 1976 to rank 951 in 1990. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#951#3428#59041968198020002024

Mikhail is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

HebrewRussian

Syllables

3

Nicknames

MishaMikeMikhailovich

Style

StrongClassicGrandElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet leader)
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov (dancer)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 →

Similar Names

Michal

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Sibling Name Ideas

Aleksandr

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Dimitri

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sergei

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Ivan

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Russian variant, works across Slavic cultures

People Also Ask

Russian form of Michael, 'who is like God' in Hebrew. A prominent name in Russian nobility, literature, and science with cosmic significance.

Mikhail is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Mikhail include Misha, Mike, Mikhailovich.

Names that pair beautifully with Mikhail include Aleksandr, Dimitri, Sergei, Ivan.