The baby name Mihai is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /miˈhaj/ (Romanian) — "mee-HY".
Mihai is Romanian in Origin.
The baby name Mihai is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /miˈhaj/ (Romanian) — "mee-HY".
Mihai is Romanian in Origin.
Mihai is the Romanian form of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha'el, meaning "Who is like God?", a rhetorical assertion of divine uniqueness. The name entered Romanian via Byzantine Greek and Church Slavonic in the Middle Ages and became rooted through Orthodox veneration of the Archangel Michael. In Romanian it is pronounced mee-HIGH.
Long established in Romania and Moldova, Mihai was borne by national figures such as Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave), who briefly united the principalities in 1600, and King Mihai I. A common name day is 8 November, the feast of the Archangels. Related forms include Mihail (Romanian formal/Bulgarian), Mikhail (Russian), Mihael/Miha (Slovene/Croatian), Mihály (Hungarian), Michał (Polish), Michel (French), Michael (English), Miguel (Spanish/Portuguese), and Michele (Italian). Romanian diminutives include Mihăiță and Mișu; the feminine counterpart is Mihaela.
| Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romanian poet, novelist, and journalist, often considered the most important poet in Romanian literature. He is best known for his poem 'Luceafărul' and his contributions to Romanian culture and language. Although he was not a politician, his works had a significant impact on Romanian national identity. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 820 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #8 | 206 | 756 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| MD | 0 | #16 | 19 | 434 | |
| CY | 0 | #58 | 3 | 1,632 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #89 | 41 | 3,473 |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #91 | 2 | 865 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #162 | 13 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2013 | #189 | 2 | 1,429 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #199 | 8,466 | 10,046 |
| DK | 0 | #200 | 7 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #204 | 15 | 4,970 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #225 | 43 | 6,912 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #231 | 1,967 | 5,610 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #246 | 5 | 4,161 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #250 | 55 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #251 | 75 | 7,401 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #287 | 82 | 7,951 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #312 | 134 | 2,180 |
| Canada | Boys | 2010 | #313 | 6 | 2,386 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #333 | 8 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #362 | 8 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| Spain | 0 | #402 | 51 | 2,326 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #415 | 13 | 2,041 |
| Germany | 0 | #423 | 15 | 2,542 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #437 | 69 | 12,621 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 72 | 10,162 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #483 | 66 | 10,655 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IT | 0 | #540 | 178 | 4,183 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #553 | 55 | 10,983 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #595 | 401 | 5,697 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #669 | 14 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #693 | 15 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #721 | 234 | 5,873 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #928 | 56 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 18 | 22,615 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,080 | 376 | 9,415 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,196 | 16 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Mihai is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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