US rank #7003 Boys' name Peak 2005 384 births

Moustapha — #7003 US boys' name

384 babies named Moustapha in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s392000s1292010s1452020s71
#7003
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Moustapha was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

23 babies were named Moustapha in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moustapha

The Social Security Administration has registered 384 babies named Moustapha between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moustapha currently holds the #7003 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moustapha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Moustapha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Moustapha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moustapha 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 384 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.

Moustapha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

384

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2005

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,003

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Moustapha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
23
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
510152025 202420202016201220082004200019961995 6

Moustapha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
145 births that decade — 38% of Moustapha's all-time total
1990s392000s1292010s1452020s71

Moustapha by state

Where Moustapha concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Moustapha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
101 26.3%
New York share of Moustapha's total US births 26.3%

101 of 384 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moustapha?
384 babies have been named Moustapha since 1995. It currently ranks #7003 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 23 births.
When was Moustapha most popular?
Moustapha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Moustapha most popular?
The top states for the name Moustapha are New York (101 births).
How long has the name Moustapha been used?
Moustapha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Moustapha?
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, 1995–2024 (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.