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Mihai

/miˈhaɪ/ · 100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Mihai has been registered 306 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales306
Born in 20259

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mihai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 36
  • Born in 20259
  • All time306
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Mihai?

Mihai was given to 9 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2017, with 36 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Mihai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Isai0.70
  2. Mikhail0.69
  3. Makai0.65
  4. Shai0.65
  5. Michal0.60
  6. Micah0.55
  7. Milan0.55
  8. Michael0.53

Middle names for Mihai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mihai Paul0.83
  2. Mihai John0.83
  3. Mihai Lee0.83
  4. Mihai Dean0.82
  5. Mihai Blake0.82
  6. Mihai Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Mihai

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Wilburbrother · 0.91
  2. Eshaalsister · 0.90
  3. Ailasister · 0.90
  4. Kaysonbrother · 0.90
  5. Isla-Maesister · 0.90
  6. Edisonbrother · 0.90

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded2003
  2. Peak year2017 · 36
  3. Years recorded21 of 30
  4. All time306

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mihai Reyes0.78
  2. Mihai Nguyen0.78
  3. Mihai Lee0.78
  4. Mihai Hall0.78
  5. Mihai Green0.78
  6. Mihai Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mihai

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.