US rank #9613 Boys' name Peak 2019 129 births

Mung — #9613 US boys' name

129 babies named Mung in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s872020s42
#9613
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 33% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Mung was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mung in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mung

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Mung between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mung currently holds the #9613 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mung performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mung shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mung in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mung 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 129 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.

Mung at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

129

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2019

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,613

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mung popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
16
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201420122011 8

Mung popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2017 (Mung as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2017 5

Mung by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 67% of Mung's all-time total
2010s872020s42

Mung by state

Where Mung concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mung
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
11 8.5%
Oklahoma share of Mung's total US births 8.5%

11 of 129 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mung?
129 babies have been named Mung since 2011. It currently ranks #9613 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 16 births.
When was Mung most popular?
Mung was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Mung most popular?
The top states for the name Mung are Oklahoma (11 births).
How long has the name Mung been used?
Mung has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mung?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Munir, Muneeb, Muneer, 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, 2011–2024 (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.