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I know a girl with this name, spelling Mischka.
Her mother is from Czech Republic.
Nice and friendly sounding, would rather use it as a NN.

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Similar to Annuschka, Veruschka, Maruschka, Piroschka

I have it as a nn for Misha (b) and I think the meaning’s adorable. I don’t know how I feel about it on a girl, but it’s still pretty cute.

I don't like it for a boy, and since a male name is what it is, that would go double for a girl.

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One of my Michele friends, the English-speaking one, was sometimes known as Mish as a schoolgirl, but it didn't last.

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For boys, who would presumably be Michael on paper, I vastly prefer Mike or even Mick.

It's sweet, but definitely nicknamey and affectionate. Anything ending with -ka and having a Slavic vibe seems overly familiar for use by the general populace. That said, I don't know that outside of Eastern Europe people would pick up on the potential familiarity, and it's definitely fresher than Michelle.

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It makes me laugh a bit actually. My niece named her dolls Meeshka, Mooshka, and Moushka.

No. It’s a nickname and so I don’t think it works as a full name. It’s also a diminutive of a diminutive, so it comes off as *really* cutesy and (imho) only suits a child or a dog. Mihaila nn Mishka works well, though.

This message was edited 5/9/2018, 7:23 PM

I like it for a big fluffy Samoyed dog.

It sounds like a guy to me...more specifically I'd expect him to be a 1st or 2nd generation Russian immigrant. Otherwise he'd be Mike, Mitch, Miguel.

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But it does end with A, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was used for a girl. That'd be nms, though.

This message was edited 5/9/2018, 2:50 PM

Sounds very much like a Russian diminutive, but I think it would work in the US. It's cute.

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ETA: Wait. It is a Russian diminutive, but for a male name. So I say no to a girl.

This message was edited 5/9/2018, 2:44 PM

It sounds like something you might get at a food stall at the Polish-American Festival here in Delaware.
I can't see a real person with this name, but it might be fun for a pet.