Girls' name · since 1968

Muna

1,303 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.

#6,272 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,408 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,303
born since 1968
2010s
peak decade

Muna currently ranks #3408 among girls' names in America, with 1,303 babies recorded since 1968.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muna has been recorded 1,303 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #3408 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.

  • #6,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,408 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,303 born since 1968
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muna ranks #6,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,408 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,303 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,272 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,408 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,303
born since 1968
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.2%
Muna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Muna's 1,303 recorded births place it above 91.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.

How Muna compares

1,303 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Muna's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Muna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,303 376 567,345
Peak-year births 51 21 19,840

Muna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Muna's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Muna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
51
Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
0204060 196819761983199119982005201220192025 45

Muna by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (375 births, 29% of the file).

2010s was Muna's strongest decade.

375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Muna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 375 births (29% of all-time use).

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

How Muna compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Muna's total volume

Muna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 9.6%-27, 7.2%-37, 4.9%-38, 4.1%-100, 5.9%-27, 11.1%-36, 7.5%-29, 19.5%-31, 7.2%-31, 6.2%-34, 5.4%-85, 7.7%-27, 10.9%-109, 3.2%-75, 4.2%Muna-58, 3.9%Muna
Muna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 15.8%
#2 Ohio
29 2.2%
#3 California
22 1.7%
#4 New York
15 1.2%
#5 Texas
5 0.4%
Minnesota share of Muna's total US births 15.8%
Even split

206 of 1,303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Muna?
Muna has been given to 1,303 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,272 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,408 of 17,297. 51 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Muna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muna ranks #6,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,408 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 Muna most popular?
Muna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 375 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?
The SSA has tracked Muna since 1968 -- 58 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Muna's data

  • Muna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (375 total births) through the 2020s (209) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Minnesota records the most Munas (206 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names

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

Keep exploring Muna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Muna: 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, 1968–2025 (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 Muna 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.