Misk
Misk was the 1764th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 115 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,734 places. More babies were named Misk in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,764 girls, up 2,652 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 115girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 577babies recorded
Misk popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,764 | 115 |
| 2020 | #4,416 | 31 |
| 2010 | #18,960 | 5 |
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How popular is Misk, counting every spelling?
Misk has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,596 for girls in 2025, against #1,764 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Misk?
115 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Misk (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Misk born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 73 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Misk.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Misk?
About 600 people born in the US named Misk are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Misk a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Misk by state
How common Misk was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.9×), New Jersey (2.5×), New York (1.6×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Misk: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Misk, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Misk
How popular is the name Misk?
Misk was the 1764th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 115 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,734 places. More babies were named Misk in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Misk a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Misk in the US.
Where is Misk most popular?
In 2021–2025, Misk was most common in Illinois (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Michigan.