Boys' name · since 2015
Mowgli
38 babies named Mowgli in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
38 boys have been named Mowgli since 2015, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mowgli recorded 38 times among boys since 2015, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2022.
- #24,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 2015
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mowgli ranks #24,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mowgli's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mowgli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mowgli's full recorded timeline at 2018, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mowgli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2022
- Peak year (2015)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Mowgli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Mowgli's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Mowgli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Mowgli's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mowgli
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mowgli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2015–2022 (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 Mowgli 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.