UK boy's name
Mungo
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mungo is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Mungo popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4702, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 6 births.
This profile covers 48 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 1996 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 58 living people in the UK are called Mungo. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mungo ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 6 boys were registered as Mungo.
- • Mungo ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #501 in 2007.
- • About 58 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mungo as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4702
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
2000
6 births
Estimated living
58
2026
Popularity
Mungo over time
The chart below shows babies named Mungo registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mungo, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mungo by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mungo was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4690 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #2869 | 28 | 6 |
| 1990s | #2632 | 14 | 4 |
Geography
Where Mungo is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Mungo. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Mungo ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #501 in 2007.
Across the UK
Mungo in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#501 in 2007
3 years of NRS records, 11 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Mungo
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Mungo Bridge
association football player
English association football player
2000-
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Mungo Mason
rugby union player
Scottish rugby union player
1995-
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Mungo Peter Laing
(born 1984)
1984-
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Mungo Gurney
(born 1982)
1982-
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Mungo William Tennant
(born 1963)
1963-
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Mungo Bovey
British lawyer
1959-
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Mungo McGowan
aristocrat
born 1956; youngest child of Harry McGowan, 2nd Baron McGowan, and Carmen Cory
1956-
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Mungo Deans
judge
British immigration judge
1956-
Related
Names similar to Mungo
- Matthew 80,931
- Mohammed 74,321
- Muhammad 72,235
- Max 59,807
- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Mungo: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mungo in the UK right now?
In 2019, Mungo was ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Mungo most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 6 babies registered as Mungo in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mungo in the UK?
A total of 48 babies have been registered as Mungo across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 11 more in Scotland.
Where is Mungo most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Mungo ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #501 in 2007. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.