Given name
Maimuna
“one who is trustworthy”
Maimuna is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is trustworthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is trustworthy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maimuna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 311
- 0 boys · 311 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,464 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,464 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 503 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maimuna’s family of names
Maimuna has a related form in Maimouna. Maimuna has a related form in Maimoona.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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