Boys' name · since 1995
Mufasa
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Mufasa, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
13 boys have been named Mufasa since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mufasa has 13 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2022.
- #32,245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mufasa ranks #32,245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mufasa's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mufasa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mufasa splits its recorded history at 2022: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mufasa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2022
- Peak year (1995)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Mufasa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Mufasa's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Mufasa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Mufasa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- 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 Mufasa
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mufasa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1995–2022 (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 Mufasa 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.