Mu
Mu is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Mu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mu is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Mu
As a girl name
Mu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2022, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 5 births, good for #15,292 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Mus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2021, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 7 births, good for #9,707 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 7 Mus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mu
Mu is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Mu's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #15,292. Use the chart and map above to compare Mu's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.