US rank #2291 Boys' name Peak 2023 852 births

Musab — #2291 US boys' name

852 babies named Musab in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s252000s1382010s4032020s276
#2291
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Musab was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

70 babies were named Musab in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Musab

The Social Security Administration has registered 852 babies named Musab between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Musab currently holds the #2291 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Musab performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 403 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Musab shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 194 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Musab in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Musab 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 852 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.

Musab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

852

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2023

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,291

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Musab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
70
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019941984 5

Musab by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
403 births that decade — 47% of Musab's all-time total
1980s101990s252000s1382010s4032020s276

Musab by state

Where Musab concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Musab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
194 22.8%
#2 Texas
35 4.1%
#3 Ohio
27 3.2%
#4 New York
23 2.7%
#5 Washington
10 1.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
Minnesota share of Musab's total US births 22.8%
Even split

194 of 852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Musab?
852 babies have been named Musab since 1984. It currently ranks #2291 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 70 births.
When was Musab most popular?
Musab was most popular in the 2010s decade with 403 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Musab most popular?
The top states for the name Musab are Minnesota (194 births), Texas (35 births), Ohio (27 births).
How long has the name Musab been used?
Musab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Musab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mustafa, Musa, Mustapha, Mustafo, 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, 1984–2024 (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.