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Mustafa

Boy

Meaning of Mustafa: Arabic: 'the chosen one'

Mustafa is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 771st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 165th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#771

339 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#165

303 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,373

First recorded 1963 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 67 babies1982: 69 babies1983: 63 babies1984: 55 babies1985: 64 babies1986: 55 babies1987: 63 babies1988: 63 babies1989: 75 babies1990: 76 babies19901991: 82 babies1992: 72 babies1993: 86 babies1994: 107 babies1995: 100 babies1996: 117 babies1997: 119 babies1998: 136 babies1999: 121 babies2000: 145 babies20002001: 154 babies2002: 170 babies2003: 150 babies2004: 146 babies2005: 152 babies2006: 157 babies2007: 187 babies2008: 147 babies2009: 197 babies2010: 176 babies20102011: 215 babies2012: 228 babies2013: 231 babies2014: 235 babies2015: 238 babies2016: 234 babies2017: 235 babies2018: 240 babies2019: 211 babies2020: 194 babies20202021: 261 babies2022: 275 babies2023: 263 babies2024: 304 babies2025: 339 babies
US babies named Mustafa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 339.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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