Mumin

#11,559 in 2025Boys' name

Believer

Mumin has been given to 132 babies in the U.S. since 1978. In 2025 it ranked #11,559 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2016, with 10 recorded.

Babies named Mumin, 2025

1 in 553,000

Mumin over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Mumin: meaning, origin, and history

Believer

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Mumin means

Mumin means “believer”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Mumin is used in Arabic.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈmuʔ.min/ for Mumin.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 132 boys were recorded with the name Mumin between 1978 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 10 in 2016; its best national rank was #5,547 in 1978.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Mumin?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 553,000; 6 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 285,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #11,559; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 382,984 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Mumin sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 382,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Mumin. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Mumins were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Mumin was born before 2010 — so the typical Mumin is around 15 today.

Median birth year: 2010; About 15 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 47.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 83.3%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 132; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 47.7% of all recorded uses (63).

Is Mumin rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 60.0%; Peak was 2016 (10)
Years since peak: 9; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 30.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,547; 1978

Spellings of Mumin

Mumin is not the most common spelling — Rubin is, with 27.7% against Mumin's 0.52%.

Rubin27.7%7,054
Jamin13.5%3,446
Amin13.5%3,440
Armin13.0%3,317
Quin6.7%1,698
Marin4.0%1,010
Munir3.3%845
Mazin3.2%809

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Mumin around the world

Where Mumin ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1997–2025
#3,684
in 2025
France
1987–1987
#2,546
in 1987

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Mumin by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #11,559
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #5,547; 1978
Peak year: 2016; 10 that year
First recorded: 1978
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 132
Count in 2025: 6

Names similar to Mumin

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Jimin Lamin Yamin Momin Alamin Desmin Samin Romin Ermin Osmin Elmin Almin Dezmin Ramin Kamin Carmin Jaimin Jaymin Emin Firmin Yasmin Jazmin Hamin Damin

Sibling names for Mumin

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Sydni Sydnie Shyann Karleigh Rhianna Alysa

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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