Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Mulan

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,475 Trend ↑ Rising 16%
Rank 2025
#2,475
among girls · ↑74 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
72
named Mulan · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,323
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
72 babies
All-time total
748
#9,180 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Mulan popularity over time

748 babies have been named Mulan since 1998, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1950s – – – – – –
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1980s – – – – – –
1990s 23 5 28 3 – #6,282
2000s 59 – 59 6 +111% #10,448
2010s 283 – 283 28 +380% #3,035
2020s (to 2025) 378 – 378 63 +123% #2,464

Where Mulan 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 75 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 79 0.05 outside top 500
2029 81 0.05 outside top 500
2030 83 0.05 outside top 500

Where Mulan is most popular

Girls named Mulan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, New York, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mulan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 20 0.088 +133%
New York 34 0.086 +127%
Illinois 19 0.083 +119%
Virginia 6 0.035 -7%
Michigan 6 0.033 -13%
California 26 0.031 -18%
Florida 12 0.028 -26%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -42%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -44%
Texas 11 0.014 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mulan

Mulan is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,475 in 2025 with 72 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 748 American babies have been named Mulan. Its peak came in 2025, when 72 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Mulan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mulan?

The median living Mulan is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 700 people named Mulan are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Mulan year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 72 #2,475 – –
2024 70 #2,549 – –
2023 56 #3,005 – –
2022 59 #2,887 – –
2021 50 #3,243 – –
2020 71 #2,464 – –
2019 50 #3,209 – –
2018 54 #3,035 – –
2017 29 #4,777 – –
2016 32 #4,496 – –
2015 23 #5,784 – –
2014 26 #5,266 – –
2013 27 #5,104 – –
2012 23 #5,843 – –
2011 8 #13,004 – –
2010 11 #10,257 – –
2009 11 #10,448 – –
2008 8 #13,438 – –
2007 5 #19,605 – –
2006 10 #11,189 – –
2005 5 #18,328 – –
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 6 #14,847 – –
2001 8 #11,717 – –
2000 6 #14,438 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mulan?

The median living Mulan is about 5 years old. Half of all living Mulans are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Mulan are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Mulan are alive in the United States, based on 748 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mulan in 2025?

Mulan ranked #2,475 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 72 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mulan?

748 babies have been named Mulan in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mulan most popular?

Mulan peaked in 2025, when 72 newborns received the name.

Is Mulan a boy or girl name?

Mulan is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mulan rising or falling?

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

Will Mulan become more popular?

Mulan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 83 girls named Mulan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Mulan

Names that sound and feel close to Mulan: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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