Boys' name · since 1982
Mussa
Mussa has 152 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mussa currently ranks #9154 among boys' names in America, with 152 babies recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Mussa recorded 152 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #9154 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #14,669 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,154 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 152 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mussa ranks #14,669 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,154 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 152 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mussa's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mussa compares
152 33rd 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
Mussa's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mussa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 152 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mussa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mussa's full recorded timeline at 2012, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mussa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Mussa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Mussa's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mussa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Mussa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mussa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Mussa 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.