Mushka
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Soviet space program used dogs for suborbital and orbital space flights as proof-of-concept to determine whether human spaceflight was feasible. The Soviet space program typically used female dogs due to their anatomical compatibility with the spacesuit. Similarly, they used mix-breed dogs due to their apparent hardiness.
Meaning & Origin of Mushka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Soviet space program used dogs for suborbital and orbital space flights as proof-of-concept to determine whether human spaceflight was feasible. The Soviet space program typically used female dogs due to their anatomical compatibility with the spacesuit. Similarly, they used mix-breed dogs due to their apparent hardiness.
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The Story of Mushka
The earliest SSA record of Mushka as a baby girl name dates back to 1988, when 18 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Mushka — #5,133 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Mushka on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mushka ranks #5,173 for baby girls with 25 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). All told, over 530 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Mushka
Mushka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 530 births in the dataset. Mushka's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #4,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Mushka's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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