Misk

Meaning and origin of Misk

Popularity of Misk in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Misk has been rising fast (+37.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Misk every 96 schools, all spellings combined.

Misk in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  878^th girls’ name36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,292

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  954^th girls’ name110 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,980+53.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  914^th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,264

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,983^rd girls’ name293 babies in 3 years1 girl in 16,492+29.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mysk5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Misk

• Joude
• Chams
• Chems
• Shams
• Manal
• Maryem
• Mouna
• Manelle
• Maha
• Maram
• Mariem
• Mayssane

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin