Boys' name · since 1978
Mostafa
755 babies named Mostafa in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,696 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 755
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mostafa is the #5696 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 755 recorded since 1978.
Mostafa has 755 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5696 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #6,125 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,696 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 755 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mostafa ranks #6,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,696 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 755 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,696 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 755
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mostafa's 755 recorded births place it above 86.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mostafa compares
755 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mostafa's all-time total is 105% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mostafa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 755 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mostafa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mostafa splits its recorded history at 2003: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mostafa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mostafa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (219 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Mostafa's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Mostafa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 219 births (29% of all-time use).
How Mostafa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mostafa's total volume
Mostafa by state
Where Mostafa concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 35 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
35 of 755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mostafa's data
- Mostafa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (219 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mostafas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mostafa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mostafa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.