Michaił

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/mʲixaiw/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Michaił is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Poland.

rarermore common
  • PLPoland
  • RURussia
  • USUnited States

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

150016001700180019002000Michael I of Russia, b. 1596Mikhail Bakunin, b. 1814Michel Fokine, b. 1880Mikhail Sholokhov, b. 1905Mikhail Botvinnik, b. 1911Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, b. 1919Mikhail Gorbachev, b. 1931Mikhail Tal, b. 1936Mikhail Khodorkovsky, b. 1963Mikhail Mishustin, b. 1966
  • Michael I of Russiab. 1596RUnot in their usual nameTsar of Russia (1613–1645)
  • Mikhail Bakuninb. 1814FRnot in their usual nameRussian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)
  • Michel Fokineb. 1880USnot in their usual nameRussian ballet dancer and choreographer (1880–1942)
  • Mikhail Sholokhovb. 1905RUnot in their usual nameSoviet writer (1905-1984)
  • Mikhail Botvinnikb. 1911RUnot in their usual nameSoviet chess player
  • Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikovb. 1919RUnot in their usual nameSoviet and Russian small arms designer (1919–2013)
  • Mikhail Gorbachevb. 1931RUnot in their usual nameleader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
  • Mikhail Talb. 1936LVnot in their usual nameSoviet-Latvian chess player (1936-1992)
  • Mikhail Khodorkovskyb. 1963RUnot in their usual nameRussian businessman, philanthropist and former oligarch
  • Mikhail Mishustinb. 1966RUnot in their usual nameRussian politician, Prime Minister of Russian Federation

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalCześć Michaił,Hi Michaił, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 5 sources across 1 country.

Official registers attesting Michaił
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)—94#2,013
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20)202693#2,186
PL PolandMinistry of Digitalization — Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce (2000–present)20206—
PL PolandMinistry of Digitalization — Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce (2000–present)20233—
PL PolandMinistry of Digitalization — Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce (2000–present)20213—
PL PolandMinistry of Digitalization — Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce (2000–present)20222—

Reference works 2

  • Wikipedia given-name tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Michaił?
A machine transcription gives /mʲixaiw/ (IPA) for Polish.
Is Michaił a male or female name?
Michaił is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Michaił have the most bearers?
Michaił is most frequently recorded in Poland.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Michaił”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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