Miski

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Miski by the numbers

Miski was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 9 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Miski

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Miski. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Miskmusk; fragrant48 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mikiwho is like God; diminutive of Michael or Michaela12 in the US (2017)
  • Misakibeautiful bloom or cape9 in the US (2017)
  • Mikkiwho is like god; diminutive of michael5 in the US (2017)
  • Misti
  • Mishawho is like God; a form of Michael24 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Miski

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