Mustapha
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the chosen one.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies
Mustapha by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Mustapha. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 25 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mustapha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Moustaphathe chosen one; a form of Mustafa19 in the US (2017)
- Mustafathe chosen one, the selected298 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moustafachosen one; a variant of Mustafa8 in the US (2017)
- Mustaqimstraight or upright4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mustafahthe chosen one variant spelling3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Mustapha
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