Moussa
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning who is like god; arabic form of Moses.
Moussa by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Moussa. In the US, 39 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 46 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Moses
Like Moussa, each of these traces back to Moses: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Moisesdrawn from the water; Spanish variant of Moses745 in the US (2017)
- Mosesdrawn out or rescued from water618 in the US (2017)
- Moshedrawn out; form of Moses508 in the US (2017)
- Moishedrawn from the water; a form of Moses23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moisedrawn from the water; form of Moses14 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Moussa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Moussa
Names that are said the same way as Moussa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mosa5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Moussa, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Moussa
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