Girls' name · since 1999
Muskan
Muskan has 349 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,403 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Muskan currently ranks #11403 among girls' names in America, with 349 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muskan has been recorded 349 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #11403 nationally and more common than 34% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #14,664 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,403 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 349 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muskan ranks #14,664 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,403 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 349 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,403 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Muskan's 349 recorded births place it above 79.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Muskan compares
349 48th percentile among 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
Muskan's all-time total is 7% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Muskan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 349 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Muskan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Muskan splits its recorded history at 2012: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Muskan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Muskan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (215 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Muskan's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Muskan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
215 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 215 births (62% of all-time use).
Muskan by state
Where Muskan concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 12.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 25 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 11 | 3.2% |
42 of 349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Muskan's data
- Muskan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Muskans (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Muskan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Muskan 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.