Munashe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moo-NAH-sheh
Munashe is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Munashe mean?
Shona name used in Zimbabwe
A Shona name used in Zimbabwe.
Is Munashe a girl's or a boy's name?
Munashe is a boys' name.
How popular is Munashe in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Munashe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2009, 36% of the babies named Munashe in the UK were girls.
Munashe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
Names like Munashe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah Mustafa Ibrahim Musa Musab Abdulrahman Hamza Uzair Mouhamed Zayan
Names related to Munashe
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, “Munashe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/munashe, updated 20 October 2026.