Maimouna: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,421

among girls · ↑677 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Maimouna · +23% vs 2024

How common

1 in 50,227

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2016

33 babies

All-time total

613

#10,419 all-time among girls

First recorded

1995

in Social Security records

Maimouna popularity over time

613 babies have been named Maimouna since 1995, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	53	5	–	#6,717
2000s	182	18	+243%	#5,180
2010s	232	23	+27%	#4,309
2020s (to 2025)	146	24	+5%	#4,421

Where Maimouna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	34	0.02	outside top 500
2027	36	0.02	outside top 500
2028	37	0.02	outside top 500
2029	38	0.02	outside top 500
2030	39	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Maimouna

Maimouna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,421 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 613 American babies have been named Maimouna. Its peak came in 2016, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maimouna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maimouna?

The median living Maimouna is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 20. An estimated 600 people named Maimouna are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maimouna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	32	#4,421
2024	26	#5,098
2023	25	#5,205
2022	28	#4,864
2021	19	#6,314
2020	16	#7,103
2019	33	#4,309
2018	17	#6,983
2017	24	#5,469
2016	33	#4,405
2015	23	#5,768
2014	17	#7,194
2013	23	#5,762
2012	19	#6,771
2011	19	#6,760
2010	24	#5,726
2009	17	#7,559
2008	17	#7,612
2007	28	#5,180
2006	17	#7,367
2005	20	#6,156
2004	19	#6,400
2003	21	#5,720
2002	14	#7,674
2001	14	#7,580
2000	15	#7,024
1995	6	#12,724
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maimouna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maimouna?

The median living Maimouna is about 12 years old. Half of all living Maimounas are between 6 and 20 years old.

How many people named Maimouna are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Maimouna are alive in the United States, based on 613 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maimouna in 2025?

Maimouna ranked #4,421 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maimouna?

613 babies have been named Maimouna in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maimouna most popular?

Maimouna peaked in 2016, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Maimouna a boy or girl name?

Maimouna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maimouna rising or falling?

Maimouna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maimouna become more popular?

Maimouna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Maimouna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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