NameTides

Misk

Misk was the #1,758 girls' name in the US in 2025 (115 babies), and #763 in England & Wales and #611 in Canada.

Misk as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Misk as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandUS
Misk as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,758 (115)#763 (48)#632 (4)#885 (3)#611 (49)
2024#1,913 (104)#952 (37)—#736 (4)#775 (38)
2023#2,415 (74)#1,288 (25)——#1,155 (21)
2022#3,365 (47)#3,534 (6)——#1,635 (13)
2021#2,784 (61)#2,499 (10)——#1,454 (16)
2020#4,358 (31)#3,447 (6)——#2,591 (7)
2019#5,041 (26)#4,001 (5)——#2,872 (6)
2018#4,889 (27)#5,666 (3)———
2017#6,287 (19)#5,765 (3)——#3,307 (5)
2016#6,901 (17)#3,609 (6)———
2015#7,266 (16)————
2014#8,485 (13)————
2013#13,150 (7)#4,050 (5)———
2012#12,199 (8)#5,876 (3)———
2011#13,347 (7)#4,764 (4)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,758.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2010.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Misk is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,700 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Misk by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: #690MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Misk (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#64419
Quebec2025#6696

Misk (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MiskCanadaGirls#61149
MiskEngland & WalesGirls#76348
MiskIrelandGirls#8853
MiskNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MiskScotlandGirls#6324
MiskUSGirls#1,758115