Girls' name · since 1981

Munira

Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 727 babies named Munira, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9,302 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,807 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
727
born since 1981
2010s
peak decade

Munira currently ranks #4807 among girls' names in America, with 727 babies recorded since 1981.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Munira has been recorded 727 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #4807 nationally and more common than 72% 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 1981 to 2025.

  • #9,302 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,807 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 727 born since 1981
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Munira ranks #9,302 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,807 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 727 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,302 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,807 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
727
born since 1981
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.2%
Munira vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Munira's 727 recorded births place it above 87.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.

How Munira compares

727 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

Munira's all-time total is 93% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Munira Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 727 376 567,345
Peak-year births 43 21 19,840

Munira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Munira's full recorded timeline at 2008, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Munira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
43
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
01020304050 19811995200120062011201620212025 28

Munira by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (278 births, 38% of the file).

2010s was Munira's strongest decade.

278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Munira births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 278 births (38% of all-time use).

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

How Munira 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 Munira's total volume

Munira vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 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 -35, 13.5%-56, 13.9%-109, 3.7%-83, 2.9%-15, 17.4%-80, 6.7%-27, 8.9%-29, 5.5%-47, 6.2%-52, 5%-111, 3.3%-60, 4.8%-49, 4.5%-26, 7.5%-42, 8.4%Munira-45, 5.9%Munira
Munira vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Munira by state

Where Munira concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Munira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
210 28.9%
#2 Ohio
10 1.4%
#3 New York
6 0.8%
Minnesota share of Munira's total US births 28.9%
Even split

210 of 727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Munira?
Munira has been given to 727 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,302 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,807 of 17,297. 43 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Munira sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Munira ranks #9,302 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,807 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 Munira most popular?
Munira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Munira most popular?
The top states for the name Munira are Minnesota (210 births), Ohio (10 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Munira been used?
Records for Munira go back to 1981, giving 45 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Munira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Muna, Muntaha, Munachimso, Munirah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Munira's data

  • Munira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (278 total births) through the 2020s (197) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Minnesota records the most Muniras (210 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 Munira

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Munira: 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, 1981–2025 (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 Munira 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.