Misk
Feminine · “musk”
Misk is musk in Arabic — and the word traveled from Sanskrit through Persian to Arabic to Greek to Latin, gathering the whole perfume trade behind it.
How old is the name Misk?
Misk first appears in US birth records in 2010 — 15 years ago. Misk is overwhelmingly a brand-new baby name right now — most Misks are still in diapers. About 600 people named Misk are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Misk most popular?
Misk peaked in 2025, reaching #1758 nationally. Today it ranks #1758, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
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Where it comes from
From muska to Misk
The story of Misk
Musk came from the gland of the Himalayan musk deer and was among the most valuable trade goods of the medieval world, moving west along the same routes as silk. The Quran's sura 83 says the sealed wine of paradise has a seal of musk. Misk is used across the Arabic-speaking world and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
musk
From the Arabic misk, 'musk', borrowed from the Persian mushk and ultimately the Sanskrit muska. Arabic passed it to Greek and Latin and thence to every European language. The Quran describes the seal on the wine of paradise as musk. The route is documented at every stage.
How the name formed
- muska
- mushk
- misk
- Misk
Related forms: مسك · Mushk · Musk
Pronouncing Misk
MISK
One syllable. Arabic says it the same way with a slightly fuller vowel.
Nicknames for Misk
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2010
- Most girls named
- 2025115 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1758reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +10.6%115 in 2025, from 104
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Misk in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- مسك in Arabic — transliteration
- Mushk in Persian — related form
- Musk in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Illinois.
Misks among us
people named Misk are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 13,976 born in 2025 was named Misk
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Trenace test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Misk's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Trenace climbed just as high around 1953, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Trenace's path sketches the road Misk is walking now.
Misk is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Misk is headed
Misk is on a steep climb — if the curve holds, 2030 could see around 64% more babies given the name than today.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Misk beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Misk in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The word's route from Sanskrit to English is one of the great trade etymologies.
- The Quranic image of a seal of musk is genuinely striking.
- One syllable, short, and never mispronounced.
- The English 'musk' is the same word and reads as a scent rather than a name.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
- It reads as specifically Arabic.
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Frequently asked
- How many Misks are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Misk are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Misk in 2025?
- Misk ranks #1758 among US girl names in 2025, with 115 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Misk?
- About 1 in every 13,976 US girls born in 2025 was named Misk — 115 in all.
- Will my child share the name Misk with classmates?
- Misk will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Misk
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