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Mousa

Boy

Meaning of Mousa: Arabic: 'drawn out of the water'

Mousa is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3607th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3607

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

543

First recorded 1978 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 14 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 23 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 25 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 20 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 27 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Mousa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 30.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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