girl's name
Mulan
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 766
Mulan is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 72 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 46,047 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Mulan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 28 |
| 2000s | 59 |
| 2010s | 283 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 378 |
How popular is Mulan?
In 2025, Mulan was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mulan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mulan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mulan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mulan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mulan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mulan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mulan
How popular is the name Mulan?
In 2025, Mulan was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mulan a girl's or a boy's name?
Mulan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mulan most popular?
Mulan peaked in 2025, when 72 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mulan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mulan currently ranks #2,481 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.