US rank #10163 Boys' name Peak 1999 351 births

Moustafa — #10163 US boys' name

351 babies named Moustafa in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s281990s1122000s1052010s782020s28
#10163
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

1999
Single peak year

19 babies were named Moustafa in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moustafa

The Social Security Administration has registered 351 babies named Moustafa between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moustafa currently holds the #10163 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moustafa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Moustafa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moustafa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moustafa 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 351 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.

Moustafa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

351

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

1999

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,163

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Moustafa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
19
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 202420182013200720021997199219871985 6

Moustafa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 32% of Moustafa's all-time total
1980s281990s1122000s1052010s782020s28

Moustafa by state

Where Moustafa concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Moustafa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 4.6%
New York share of Moustafa's total US births 4.6%

16 of 351 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moustafa?
351 babies have been named Moustafa since 1985. It currently ranks #10163 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 19 births.
When was Moustafa most popular?
Moustafa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Moustafa most popular?
The top states for the name Moustafa are New York (16 births).
How long has the name Moustafa been used?
Moustafa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Moustafa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moussa, Mouhamed, Mousa, Mouhamadou, 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, 1985–2024 (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.