Boys' name · since 1963
Mustafa
7,373 babies named Mustafa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,373
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mustafa is the #761 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,373 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mustafa has been recorded 7,373 times among boys since 1963, currently ranked #761 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #1,430 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #761 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,373 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mustafa ranks #1,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #761 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,373 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,373
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mustafa's 7,373 recorded births place it above 96.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mustafa compares
7,373 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Mustafa's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mustafa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,373 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 339 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mustafa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mustafa's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 339, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mustafa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 339
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Mustafa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,243 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Mustafa's strongest decade.
2,243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mustafa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 219
1970s
219 births
- 1980s 633
1980s
633 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,016 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,605 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,243 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,636 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,243 births (30% of all-time use).
How Mustafa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mustafa's total volume
Mustafa by state
Where Mustafa concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,003 | 13.6% |
| #2 | California | | 844 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 561 | 7.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 520 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 496 | 6.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 372 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 316 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 295 | 4.0% |
1,003 of 7,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Mustafa appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mustafa's data
- Mustafa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,243 total births) through the 2020s (1,636) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mustafas (1,003 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mustafa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Mustafa 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.