Names / Girl names
Mulan
Current rank
#2,475
and rising
All-time peak
#2,464
in 2020
First recorded
1998
in U.S. data
Children named
748
since 1998
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,464 in 2020 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A girls' name, Mulan makes its debut in 1998. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 748 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.