Muna is a distinctive choice, ranked #2412 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Muna in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2412
About the Name Muna
Muna is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 203 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #645 in 2005 β and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Muna is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Muna
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Muna per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Muna in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Muna is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 203 places over the last five years to #2412 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Muna is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Muna include: Muna Jabir Adam β Muna Jabir Adam is a Sudanese athlete born in Al-Ubayyid who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.; Muna Katupose β Muna Katupose is a Namibian football forward with Black Africa S.; Muna Duzdar β Muna Duzdar is an Austrian politician..
Muna does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Munas in the wild.
11
UK babies named Muna (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 203 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Muna
Likely around 1 other Muna in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Muna
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muna el-Kurd is a Palestinian activist based in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem. Alongside her twin brother, Mohammed el-Kurd, she drew international attention for her involvement in the Sheikh Jarrah controversy, which served as a key trigger for the 2021 IsraelβPalestine crisis.
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Muna Kalameya Durka is a Sudanese steeplechase runner. Durka represented Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the first ever women's 3000 metres steeplechase.
Bernard Muna was a Cameroonian lawyer, magistrate and politician. He served as Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda from 1997 to 2002.