US rank #4128 Girls' name Peak 2019 1,255 births

Muna — #4128 US girls' name

1,255 babies named Muna in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s801980s821990s2032000s3402010s3742020s164
#4128
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Muna was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

51 babies were named Muna in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Muna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,255 babies named Muna between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Muna currently holds the #4128 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Muna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 374 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Muna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 206 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Muna in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Muna 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 1,255 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.

Muna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,255

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2019

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,128

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Muna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
51
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Muna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
374 births that decade — 30% of Muna's all-time total
1960s121970s801980s821990s2032000s3402010s3742020s164

Muna by state

Where Muna concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Muna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
206 16.4%
#2 Ohio
29 2.3%
#3 California
22 1.8%
#4 New York
10 0.8%
#5 Texas
5 0.4%
Minnesota share of Muna's total US births 16.4%
Even split

206 of 1,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Muna?
1,255 babies have been named Muna since 1968. It currently ranks #4128 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 51 births.
When was Muna most popular?
Muna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 374 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Muna most popular?
The top states for the name Muna are Minnesota (206 births), Ohio (29 births), California (22 births).
How long has the name Muna been used?
Muna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Muna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Munira, Muntaha, Munachimso, Munirah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1968–2024 (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.