Recorded 1982–2023 Boys' name Peak 2013 144 births

Mussa — boys' name

144 babies named Mussa in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s132000s402010s602020s26
2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Mussa was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

12 babies were named Mussa in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mussa

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Mussa between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mussa currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mussa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mussa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mussa 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 144 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.

Mussa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

144

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2013

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mussa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
12
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 20232019201620122008200419941982 5

Mussa by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
60 births that decade — 42% of Mussa's all-time total
1980s51990s132000s402010s602020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mussa?
144 babies have been named Mussa since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 12 births.
When was Mussa most popular?
Mussa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Mussa been used?
Mussa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mussa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mustafa, Musa, Musab, Mustapha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–2023 (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.