Maymunah
Girl · may-MOO-na · Arabic
Maymunah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “blessed, fortunate”. In 2025 it ranked 1,186th for girls in the UK (29 babies) and 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Maymunah mean?
Arabic
“blessed, fortunate”
Borne by Maymunah bint al-Harith, one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Say it
- may-MOO-na
Is Maymunah a girl's or a boy's name?
Maymunah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls in the UK and 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maymunah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,186among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 9,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were named Maymunah, making it the 1,186th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Maymunah of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Maymunah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 40 girls in the UK were given Maymunah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #846, up from #1,186 for this spelling alone.
- Maymunah 29
- Maymuna 11
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,133rd in England and Wales.
Maymunah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,321 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Maymunah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Maymunah, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had fewer girls named Maymunah than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Maymunah in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maymunah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,391 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
Names like Maymunah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nusaybah Safa Ruqayyah Sumayyah Aaliyah Umaymah Aaminah Abeeha Aafiyah Musfirah Zainab Ayah
Other spellings of Maymunah
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