How Many People Are Named Misk?
An estimated 459 people in the United States have the first name Misk. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Misk peaked in popularity in 2024 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Misk as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Misk paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
459
About 1 in 746,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2024
104 births
Total Registered
462
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Misk
Misk is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 462 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Misk as a female name
Ranked #1,912 in 2024
104 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (104 births)
Misk: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Misk span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 317 babies were registered. Misk remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Misk by Decade
How has Misk tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Misk by State
Birth registrations for Misk span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts. On average, about 17 Misks were registered per state.
Misk + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Misk as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Misk
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Misk: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Misk?
We estimate approximately 459 people named Misk are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 746,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Misk a common name?
Misk is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 462 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Misk most popular?
Misk reached peak popularity in 2024, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Misk is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Misk a female name?
Misk is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Misk Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Misk Smith, Misk Johnson, Misk Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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