Muna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MOO-na
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,388 for girls
Muna is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “wishes, hopes”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
What does Muna mean?
Arabic: plural of munya 'wish'
“wishes, hopes”
Is Muna a girl's or a boy's name?
Muna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 45 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Muna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Muna, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 48 girls.
Half of all the girls named Muna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Muna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,147 |
| 2008 | 30 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 31 | #1,026 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 48 | #698 |
| 2004 | 31 | #932 |
| 2003 | 37 | #783 |
| 2002 | 33 | #812 |
| 2001 | 31 | #832 |
| 2000 | 32 | #792 |
| 1999 | 27 | #893 |
| 1998 | 32 | #789 |
| 1997 | 19 | #1,119 |
| 1996 | 23 | #958 |
How popular is Muna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,388among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Muna, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,356th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 51 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Muna than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Muna in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Muna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4,113 |
| 2023 | 33 | #4,274 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4,470 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4,163 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4,356 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,129 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2017 | 45 | #3,435 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4,068 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4,001 |
| 2013 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3,477 |
| 2007 | 37 | #4,130 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4,089 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 41 | #3,330 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Names like Muna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Hiba Zainab Rahma Faiza Huda Aaliyah Salma Saba Halima Safaa
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Muna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muna, updated 20 October 2026.