Boy or Girl

Is Misk a boy or girl name?

Misk is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 104 girls and 0 boys were named Misk, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 462 US babies named Misk were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,912
Babies named Misk since 2010
462
Most popular year
2024
104 babies
Babies named Misk each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Misk from 2010 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502002020

Boys and girls named Misk, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
2010s0145100%
2020s0317100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–104#1,912
20230–74#2,431
20220–47#3,396
20210–61#2,807
20200–31#4,411
20190–26#5,127
20180–27#4,960
20170–19#6,453
20160–17#7,125
20150–16#7,498
20140–13#8,806
20130–7#14,170
20120–8#13,072
20110–7#14,354
20100–5#18,958

Highest rank

Misk has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,912 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Misk

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.