Recorded 1995–2022 Boys' name Peak 1995 13 births

Mufasa — boys' name

13 babies named Mufasa in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72020s6
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Mufasa was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mufasa in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mufasa

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Mufasa between 1995 and 2022, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mufasa currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mufasa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mufasa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mufasa 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 13 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.

Mufasa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

13

Since 1995

28 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1995

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2022

Mufasa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1995

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
5.566.577.5 20221995 7

Mufasa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 54% of Mufasa's all-time total
1990s72020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mufasa?
13 babies have been named Mufasa since 1995. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Mufasa most popular?
Mufasa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Mufasa been used?
Mufasa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 28 years of data through 2022.

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, 1995–2022 (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.