Boys' name · since 1981
Mustapha
Mustapha has 654 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 654
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mustapha is the #5698 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 654 recorded since 1981.
Mustapha has 654 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5698 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,698 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 654 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mustapha ranks #6,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,698 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 654 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 654
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mustapha's 654 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mustapha compares
654 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Mustapha's all-time total is 77% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mustapha | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 654 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mustapha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mustapha's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mustapha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Mustapha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (197 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Mustapha's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mustapha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 197 births (30% of all-time use).
How Mustapha 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 Mustapha's total volume
Mustapha by state
Where Mustapha concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
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What to do with Mustapha's data
- Mustapha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (197 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mustaphas (47 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 Mustapha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Mustapha 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.