Moustafa
“the elect, the chosen one”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,597th
- births in 2023–2025
- 65
- babies born in France
- 1 in 27,778
- +2.1% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2023
Meaning and origin of Moustafa
Moustafa means “the elect, the chosen one” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Moustafa in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2023.
- Over recent years, Moustafa has been stable (+2.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Moustafa every 25 schools, all spellings combined.
Moustafa in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 285,641
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Moustapha295
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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