girl's name

Misbah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 679

Scotland

#740

1994 births

Misbah is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2007, when 47 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 131,735 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Misbah over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

305
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Misbah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 129
2000s 305
2010s 59
2020s (to 2025) 17

How popular is Misbah?

In 2025, Misbah was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Misbah is used

Scotland #740 3 in 1994
England & Wales #5,684 4 in 2025
France #6,257 5 in 2008
United States #14,756 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Misbah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Misbah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Misbah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Misbah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Misbah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Misbah

How popular is the name Misbah?

In 2025, Misbah was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Misbah a girl's or a boy's name?

Misbah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Misbah most popular?

Misbah peaked in 2007, when 47 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Misbah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Misbah currently ranks #5,684 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.