Boys' name · since 1978
Mousa
Mousa has 543 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 543
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mousa is the #3700 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 543 recorded since 1978.
Mousa has 543 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3700 as of the latest data, more common than 73% 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.
- #7,504 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,700 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 543 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mousa ranks #7,504 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,700 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 543 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,504 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 543
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mousa's 543 recorded births place it above 83.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Mousa compares
543 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Mousa's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mousa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 543 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mousa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mousa splits its recorded history at 2005: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mousa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mousa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (164 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Mousa's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mousa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 164 births (30% of all-time use).
How Mousa 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 Mousa's total volume
Mousa by state
Where Mousa concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 15 | 2.8% |
| #2 | California | | 14 | 2.6% |
15 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mousa's data
- Mousa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (164 total births) through the 2020s (153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Mousas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Mousa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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 Mousa 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.