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Mustapha

Boy

Meaning of Mustapha: Arabic: 'the chosen one'

Mustapha is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5520th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5520

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

654

First recorded 1981 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 20 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 23 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 18 babies2016: 24 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 17 babies2019: 11 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 15 babies2022: 12 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 12 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Mustapha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 26.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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