Musa

Meaning and origin of Musa

Popularity of Musa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Musa has been rising (+8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Musa every 64 schools.

Musa in English-speaking countries

Musa ranks 75^th in England and Wales, 107^th in Ontario (Canada) and 196^th in Scotland, against 952^nd in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  75^th boys’ name2,136 babies in 3 years1 boy in 387+11.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  107^th boys’ name346 babies in 3 years1 boy in 491+15.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  196^th boys’ name67 babies in 3 years1 boy in 895+14.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  370^th boys’ name28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,591

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  305^th boys’ name40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,796

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  543^rd boys’ name1,637 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,141+12.8% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  573^rd boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,925

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Musa and Mûsa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mûsa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Musa

• Melih
• Mahmoud
• Miraç
• Médine
• Mahir
• Mirza
• Mourad
• Mazen
• Maher
• Malick
• Ezel
• Karam

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin