US rank #4006 Boys' name Peak 2023 513 births

Mousa — #4006 US boys' name

513 babies named Mousa in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s271990s842000s1022010s1642020s123
#4006
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Mousa was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

30 babies were named Mousa in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mousa

The Social Security Administration has registered 513 babies named Mousa between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mousa currently holds the #4006 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mousa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mousa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mousa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mousa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 513 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mousa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

513

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2023

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,006

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mousa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
30
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Mousa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
164 births that decade — 32% of Mousa's all-time total
1970s131980s271990s842000s1022010s1642020s123

Mousa by state

Where Mousa concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mousa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
15 2.9%
#2 California
8 1.6%
Michigan share of Mousa's total US births 2.9%
Even split

15 of 513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mousa?
513 babies have been named Mousa since 1978. It currently ranks #4006 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 30 births.
When was Mousa most popular?
Mousa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Mousa most popular?
The top states for the name Mousa are Michigan (15 births), California (8 births).
How long has the name Mousa been used?
Mousa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mousa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moussa, Mouhamed, Mouhamadou, Moustapha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.