Boy · #10,812 in 2026

Munro

A Munro is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles at 4,411 ft.

  • English
Current Rank
#10,812
Peak Rank
#8,814 (2016)
Total Babies
35
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2012
First Year
2023
Last Year
2016
Peak Year
#8814
Peak Rank
35
Total Count
6
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Munro

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

A Munro is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles at 4,411 ft.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English
Origin & history
Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet , creator of Munro's Tables Before the publication of Munro's Tables in 1891, there was much uncertainty about the number of Scottish peaks over 3,000 feet. Estimates ranged from 31 (in M.J.B. Baddeley's guides) to 236 (listed in Robert Hall's third edition of The Highland Sportsman and Tourist , published in 1884). When the Scottish Mountaineering Club was formed in 1889, one of its aims was to remedy this by accurately documenting all of Scotland's mountains over 3,000 feet. Sir Hugh Munro , a founding member of the club, took on the task using his own experience

The Story of Munro

Munro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 8 births, good for #8,814 nationwide. About 51% of every Munro on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Munro last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 35 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Munro

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Frequently Asked Questions about Munro

What does the name Munro mean?
A Munro is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles at 4,411 ft.
What is the origin of the name Munro?
Munro has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Munro in 2026?
In 2026, Munro ranks #10,812 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Munro most popular?
Munro reached its peak popularity in 2016, ranking #8,814 that year with 8 babies given the name.
Is Munro a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Munro is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Munro?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Munro include Hannon, Abell, Aristotelis. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Munro

Munro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Munro's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #8,814. Use the chart and map above to compare Munro'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.