Unisex name · since 1987
Misbah
Misbah has 135 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
135 girls have been named Misbah since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Misbah recorded 135 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2024.
- #23,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Misbah ranks #23,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Misbah's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Misbah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Misbah splits its recorded history at 2003: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Misbah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Misbah popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 2010 (Misbah as boys' name)
Misbah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Misbah's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Misbah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Misbah's data
- Misbah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Misbah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Misbah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.