Total births
58
Boys' name · since 2010
Mugisha
58 babies named Mugisha in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8171
- among boys today
- 58
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Mugisha is the #8171 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 58 recorded since 2010.
Mugisha has 58 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8171 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #8171 among boys today
- 58 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
- 43% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Mugisha is currently the #8171 boys' name in America, more common than 43% of boys - 58 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8171
- among boys today
- 58
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other boys
Mugisha vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8171
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 43% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Mugisha was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
13 babies were named Mugisha in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Mugisha compares
58 18th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mugisha's all-time total is 84% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mugisha | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 23 | 22,252 |
Mugisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mugisha splits its recorded history at 2022: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mugisha at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#8,171
Active since
2010
Mugisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Mugisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mugisha's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Mugisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 43 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mugisha? ▼
Since 2010, Social Security records show 58 babies named Mugisha. Today it holds rank #8171 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 13 births.
When was Mugisha most popular? ▼
Mugisha was most popular in the 2020s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Mugisha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mugisha since 2010 -- 16 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mugisha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mugen, Mugilan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mugisha: #8171 Boys' Name - 58 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mugisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mugisha 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 July 2026.