Recorded 1989–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 290 births

Muneeb — boys' name

290 babies named Muneeb in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s632000s1102010s802020s29
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Muneeb was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

14 babies were named Muneeb in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Muneeb

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Muneeb between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Muneeb currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Muneeb performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Muneeb shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Muneeb in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Muneeb 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 290 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.

Muneeb at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

290

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2008

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Muneeb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 20232018201320082003199819931989 8

Muneeb by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
110 births that decade — 38% of Muneeb's all-time total
1980s81990s632000s1102010s802020s29

Muneeb by state

Where Muneeb concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Muneeb
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
#2 New York
5 1.7%
California share of Muneeb's total US births 1.7%
Even split

5 of 290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Muneeb?
290 babies have been named Muneeb since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 14 births.
When was Muneeb most popular?
Muneeb was most popular in the 2000s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Muneeb most popular?
The top states for the name Muneeb are California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Muneeb been used?
Muneeb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Muneeb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Munir, Muneer, Mung, Munasar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2023 (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.