Misk
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MISK
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #765 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,758 for girls
Misk is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “musk”. In 2025 it ranked 765th for girls in the UK (52 babies) and 1,758th for girls in the US (115 babies).
What does Misk mean?
Arabic
“musk”
From the Arabic word for musk; the Quran describes the drink of paradise as sealed with musk.
Is Misk a girl's or a boy's name?
Misk is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 girls in the UK and 115 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Misk in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #765among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 5,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 667% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 52 girls in the UK were named Misk, making it the 765th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Misk of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Misk in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Misk in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #765 |
| 2024 | 37 | #996 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
How popular is Misk in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,758among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 115about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 249% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 115 girls in the US were named Misk, making it the 1,758th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,356th. It first appears in the records in 2010.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Misk of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Half of all the girls named Misk in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Misk in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | #1,758 |
| 2024 | 104 | #1,913 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,784 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4,356 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5,039 |
| 2018 | 27 | #4,886 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
Names like Misk
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Minha Yumna Yusra Ayat Mirha Liyana Dua Wren Rumi Hoorain Manha Rehmat
Names related to Misk
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Misk: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/misk, updated 20 October 2026.