Girls' name · since 2011

Mulani

379 babies named Mulani in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,968 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,582 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
379
born since 2011
2020s
peak decade

Mulani currently ranks #2582 among girls' names in America, with 379 babies recorded since 2011.

Social Security Administration records show Mulani recorded 379 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #2582 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, 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 2011 to 2025.

  • #13,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,582 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 379 born since 2011
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mulani ranks #13,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,582 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 379 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.

#13,968 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,582 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
379
born since 2011
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85%
Mulani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mulani's 379 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Mulani compares

379 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Mulani's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mulani Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 379 376 567,345
Peak-year births 74 21 19,840

Mulani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mulani's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mulani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
74
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
020406080 201120132016201720182019202020212022202320242025 68

Mulani by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (307 births, 81% of the file).

2020s was Mulani's strongest decade.

307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Mulani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 307 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Mulani by state

Where Mulani concentrates geographically, total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mulani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
27 7.1%
#2 New York
21 5.5%
#3 Georgia
18 4.7%
#4 Illinois
11 2.9%
#5 North Carolina
9 2.4%
#6 Florida
7 1.8%
#7 Ohio
6 1.6%
#8 Maryland
5 1.3%
Texas share of Mulani's total US births 7.1%
Even split

27 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Mulani appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mulani?
Since 2011, Social Security records show 379 babies named Mulani. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,968 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,582 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 74 births.
Where does Mulani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mulani ranks #13,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,582 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mulani most popular?
Mulani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 307 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Mulani most popular?
The top states for the name Mulani are Texas (27 births), New York (21 births), Georgia (18 births).
How long has the name Mulani been used?
Records for Mulani go back to 2011, giving 15 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Mulani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mulan, Mulki, Mulanii, Mulanie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Mulani's data

  • Texas records the most Mulanis (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mulani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2011–2025 (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 Mulani 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.