US rank #14219 Girls' name Peak 2002 341 births

Muskan — #14219 US girls' name

341 babies named Muskan in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s2152010s692020s40
#14219
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 19% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Muskan was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

36 babies were named Muskan in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Muskan

The Social Security Administration has registered 341 babies named Muskan between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Muskan currently holds the #14219 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Muskan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Muskan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Muskan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Muskan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 341 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Muskan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

341

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2002

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#14,219

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Muskan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
36
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 2024202020152011200720031999 17

Muskan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
215 births that decade — 63% of Muskan's all-time total
1990s172000s2152010s692020s40

Muskan by state

Where Muskan concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Muskan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 12.3%
#2 New York
25 7.3%
#3 Texas
12 3.5%
#4 New Jersey
11 3.2%
California share of Muskan's total US births 12.3%
Even split

42 of 341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Muskan?
341 babies have been named Muskan since 1999. It currently ranks #14219 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 36 births.
When was Muskan most popular?
Muskan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Muskan most popular?
The top states for the name Muskan are California (42 births), New York (25 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Muskan been used?
Muskan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Muskan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mushka, Muskaan, Muslima, Musette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.