Girls' name · since 1988
Mushka
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 504 babies named Mushka, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,475 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 504
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mushka currently ranks #5475 among girls' names in America, with 504 babies recorded since 1988.
Mushka has 504 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5475 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #11,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,475 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 504 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mushka ranks #11,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,475 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 504 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,475 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 504
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mushka's 504 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mushka compares
504 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mushka's all-time total is 34% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mushka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 504 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mushka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mushka splits its recorded history at 2008: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mushka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Mushka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (144 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Mushka's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Mushka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
144 births
- 2020s
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 144 births (29% of all-time use).
How Mushka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mushka's total volume
Mushka by state
Where Mushka concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
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What to do with Mushka's data
- Mushka's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (144 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mushkas (288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mushka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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, 1988–2025 (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 Mushka 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.