Mushka: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,508

among girls · ↓257 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Mushka · -8% vs 2024

How common

1 in 69,881

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

25 babies

All-time total

504

#11,811 all-time among girls

First recorded

1988

in Social Security records

Mushka popularity over time

504 babies have been named Mushka since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	38	4	–	#4,612
1990s	67	7	+76%	#5,458
2000s	122	12	+82%	#7,304
2010s	144	14	+18%	#6,457
2020s (to 2025)	133	22	+54%	#5,251

Where Mushka is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	25	0.02	outside top 500
2027	26	0.02	outside top 500
2028	28	0.02	outside top 500
2029	29	0.02	outside top 500
2030	30	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Mushka

Mushka is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,508 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 504 American babies have been named Mushka. Its peak came in 2024, when 25 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mushka stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mushka?

The median living Mushka is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 23. An estimated 500 people named Mushka are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mushka year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	23	#5,508
2024	25	#5,251
2023	23	#5,501
2022	20	#6,148
2021	20	#6,100
2020	22	#5,605
2019	12	#8,947
2018	16	#7,318
2017	19	#6,457
2016	11	#9,884
2015	16	#7,500
2014	13	#8,813
2013	19	#6,648
2012	15	#8,087
2011	11	#10,194
2010	12	#9,629
2009	13	#9,243
2008	18	#7,304
2007	11	#10,607
2006	16	#7,746
2005	12	#9,275
2004	14	#8,105
2003	7	#13,404
2002	12	#8,661
2001	7	#13,030
2000	12	#8,386
1995	–	–
1990	17	#5,458
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
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1930	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mushka, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mushka?

The median living Mushka is about 13 years old. Half of all living Mushkas are between 5 and 23 years old.

How many people named Mushka are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Mushka are alive in the United States, based on 504 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mushka in 2025?

Mushka ranked #5,508 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mushka?

504 babies have been named Mushka in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mushka most popular?

Mushka peaked in 2024, when 25 newborns received the name.

Is Mushka a boy or girl name?

Mushka is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mushka rising or falling?

Mushka is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mushka become more popular?

Mushka is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Mushka in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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