Boys' name · since 2014
Mugen
25 babies named Mugen in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mugen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 2014.
Social Security Administration records show Mugen recorded 25 times among boys since 2014, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.
- #27,321 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mugen ranks #27,321 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #27,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mugen's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mugen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mugen's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mugen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Mugen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (13 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Mugen's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Mugen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mugen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2014–2024 (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 Mugen 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.