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Mostafa

Boy

Meaning of Mostafa: Arabic: 'the chosen one'

Mostafa is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5517th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5517

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

755

First recorded 1978 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 25 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 25 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 35 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 11 babies2023: 9 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Mostafa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 35.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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