Boys' name · since 1985
Moustafa
Moustafa has 356 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 356
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Moustafa is the #12504 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 356 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moustafa has been recorded 356 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #12504 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #9,665 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,504 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 356 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moustafa ranks #9,665 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,504 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 356 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 356
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Moustafa's 356 recorded births place it above 78.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Moustafa compares
356 49th percentile among 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
Moustafa's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Moustafa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 356 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Moustafa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moustafa's full recorded timeline at 2005, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moustafa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Moustafa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Moustafa's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Moustafa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (31% of all-time use).
Moustafa by state
Where Moustafa concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 4.5% |
16 of 356 births nationwide.
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What to do with Moustafa's data
- Moustafa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Moustafas (16 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 Moustafa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Moustafa 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.