Mulan
Girl name · #2478 in 2025 · Very rare
Mulan ranks #2478 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 72 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5653, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,000 girls born in 2025 was named Mulan.
Babies named Mulan per year. Source: SSA.
The 27-year story
Mulan first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 16 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 72 babies and a rank of #2458. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Mulan against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Mulan in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mulan is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mulan will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mulan is most common
State-level data for Mulan is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Mulan
Statistically, parents drawn to Mulan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Harlan, Bayan, Razan, Maevyn, and Maeven.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mulan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2458 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2533 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2975 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2856 |
| 2021 | 50 | #3215 |
| 2020 | 71 | #2441 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3172 |
| 2018 | 54 | #3004 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4695 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4423 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5653 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5163 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5013 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5710 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11020 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13154 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11385 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mulan a popular girl name?
Mulan ranked #2478 among girls in 2025 with 72 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5653.
When was the name Mulan most popular?
Mulan peaked in 2025, when 72 American girls received the name (ranked #2458 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mulan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,000 newborn American girls was named Mulan. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.