About the name Mustafa
Mustafa is a boy name with Arabic roots, meaning “the chosen one”.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Mustafa ranked #761 for boys in the US, with 339 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2025. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Mustafa were boys.
Etymology
From Arabic, meaning “the chosen one”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Mustafa”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #761
- In 2015
- #907
- Babies in 2025
- 339
Popularity of Mustafa, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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Names similar to Mustafa
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- Adnan“settler”
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- Hamza“lion”
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