Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Muna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,436 Trend → Stable

Mona or Muna is a unisex given name and surname of multiple origins.

Rank 2025
#3,436
among girls · ↑748 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Muna · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
51 babies
All-time total
1,303
#6,272 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Muna popularity over time

1,303 babies have been named Muna since 1968, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 12 1 – #6,392
1970s 80 8 +567% #4,389
1980s 84 8 +5% #5,505
1990s 203 20 +142% #3,419
2000s 340 34 +67% #3,376
2010s 375 38 +10% #3,154
2020s (to 2025) 209 35 -7% #3,436

Where Muna 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 45 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 44 0.03 outside top 500
2030 44 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Muna

Muna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,436 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 1,303 American babies have been named Muna. Its peak came in 2019, when 51 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 Muna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Muna?

The median living Muna is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 27. An estimated 1,300 people named Muna are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Muna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 45 #3,436
2024 35 #4,184
2023 33 #4,335
2022 31 #4,548
2021 34 #4,217
2020 31 #4,417
2019 51 #3,154
2018 42 #3,654
2017 45 #3,468
2016 36 #4,138
2015 36 #4,122
2014 37 #4,084
2013 40 #3,830
2012 27 #5,204
2011 24 #5,673
2010 37 #4,088
2009 31 #4,773
2008 47 #3,519
2007 37 #4,188
2006 27 #5,182
2005 27 #4,917
2004 34 #4,153
2003 37 #3,790
2002 41 #3,376
2001 32 #4,003
2000 27 #4,495
1995 18 #5,366
1990 12 #7,166
1985 6 #10,202
1980 9 #7,192
1975 7 #7,693
1970 6 #7,679
1965 – –
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Famous people named Muna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Muna Lee Muna Lee American sprinter b. 1981 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Muna?

The median living Muna is about 17 years old. Half of all living Munas are between 8 and 27 years old.

How many people named Muna are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Muna are alive in the United States, based on 1,303 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Muna mean?

Mona or Muna is a unisex given name and surname of multiple origins.

How popular is the name Muna in 2025?

Muna ranked #3,436 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Muna?

1,303 babies have been named Muna in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Muna most popular?

Muna peaked in 2019, when 51 newborns received the name.

Is Muna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Muna rising or falling?

Muna has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Muna become more popular?

Muna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Muna in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Muna?

Well-known people named Muna include Muna Lee (athlete).

Names like Muna

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

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