Mustafa Boy
How popular is Mustafa?
#760 boy name in 2025
339 baby boys were named Mustafa in the US in 2025, making it the 760th most popular boy name.
Mustafa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #760 for boys (▲ 62 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 339 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+42% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #907 in 2015, #1,044 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (339 boys) |
| Highest rank | #760 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1963 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mustafa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mustafa family of names ranked #702 for boys in 2025 (#754 the year before), with 355 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mustafa | 339 | 95% |
| Mustapha | 16 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mustafa is most popular
Babies named Mustafa per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.6 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (204 boys)
- Illinois: 0.4 per 1,000 (98 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.4 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- Virginia: 0.4 per 1,000 (68 boys)
Mustafa by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21 | #3,043 |
| 1970s | 219 | #1,326 |
| 1980s | 633 | #1,096 |
| 1990s | 1,016 | #1,002 |
| 2000s | 1,605 | #944 |
| 2010s | 2,243 | #902 |
| 2020s | 1,636 | #760 |
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Questions
- Is Mustafa a boy or girl name?
- Mustafa is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mustafa were boys.
- How popular is the name Mustafa?
- 339 baby boys were named Mustafa in the US in 2025, making it the 760th most popular boy name.
- When was Mustafa most popular?
- Mustafa peaked in 2025, when 339 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #760 in 2025.
- How many people are named Mustafa?
- 7,373 babies have been named Mustafa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,244 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Mustafa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mustafa was most common in Minnesota, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.