How Many People Are Named Mulan?
An estimated 671 people in the United States have the first name Mulan. It is predominantly female (99.3%). The average bearer is 9 years old, and Mulan peaked in popularity in 2020 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mulan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mulan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
671
About 1 in 510,811 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.3% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2020
71 births
Total Registered
676
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mulan
Mulan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 676 total births registered, 99.3% were female.
Mulan as a male name
Ranked #11,056 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1999 (5 births)
Mulan as a female name
Ranked #2,543 in 2024
70 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (71 births)
Mulan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mulan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 306 babies were registered. Mulan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Mulan by Decade
How has Mulan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mulan by State
Birth registrations for Mulan span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Michigan, Texas, Georgia. On average, about 24 Mulans were registered per state.
Mulan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mulan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mulan
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mulan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mulan?
We estimate approximately 671 people named Mulan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 510,811 Americans share this first name.
Is Mulan a common name?
Mulan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 676 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mulan most popular?
Mulan reached peak popularity in 2020, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mulan is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mulan a female name?
Mulan is predominantly female. 99.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mulan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mulan Smith, Mulan Johnson, Mulan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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