Mufaro
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- moo-FAH-roh
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Mufaro is a name, meaning “happiness; joy”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Mufaro mean?
Shona (Zimbabwe)
“happiness; joy”
Known from Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, John Steptoe's award-winning picture book based on a Zimbabwean folktale.
Is Mufaro a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Mufaro has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK.
How popular is Mufaro in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 girls. 3 boys were also named Mufaro in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Mufaro in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mufaro: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mufaro, updated 20 October 2026.