Will my child share the name Misk with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 48 UK babies named Misk per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Misk in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Misk becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Misk is at its highest recorded position — #763 in 2025, with 48 births. In 2020 it ranked #3,447.

Is Misk a good choice for a distinctive name?

Misk is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Misk a popular baby name in the United States?

Misk does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

👧 Girl's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #763

Misk

🗳️ Add Misk to a family shortlist

Misk is a distinctive choice, ranked #763 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Misk in their class.

💎

UK Rank 2025

#763

About the Name Misk

Misk has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #952. The name has climbed 2495 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2006.

Misk is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Misk in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Misk

Fedwa Misk — Fedwa Misk is a Moroccan writer, former journalist, feminist, and women's rights activist.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.