MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Muna mean?
Muna is an Odia affectionate form related to Munna, a little child. It belongs to household naming, where a nursery form may accompany a longer formal name or become an independent given name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मुना
Conventional spelling
Odia
ମୁନା
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Muna in Indian usage
29,586 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 8,346 records (28.2%).
- Recorded as male: 21,240 records (71.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 272 |
| 1940s | 637 |
| 1950s | 1,247 |
| 1960s | 3,683 |
| 1970s | 8,030 |
| 1980s | 8,405 |
| 1990s | 7,182 |
| Other decades | 130 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 11,628 |
| Odisha | 11,545 |
| Jharkhand | 2,890 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,372 |
| Rajasthan | 706 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 632 |
| Assam | 270 |
| Haryana | 160 |
| Uttarakhand | 129 |
| Other states | 254 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Muna / F | 9 | 2,788 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Muna; Table_6, C2958 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Muna; Table_6, C2958