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Mustafa

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Mustafa is ranked 820th among boys in 2024 (304 births). Its best rank was 820th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#820up 63 from 2023
Births in 2024
3040.02% of boys
Peak year
2024304 births
Best rank
#820in 2024
Since 1963
7,031people given the name
Babies named Mustafa, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

7,031 boys have been named Mustafa in the United States since 1963, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 304 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 32%. It has spent 16 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadeboys named Mustafa
1960s21
1970s218
1980s633
1990s1,015
2000s1,604
2010s2,243
2020s1,297

In 2024, its biggest year

Mustafa was the 820th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Mustafa

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.