babyNamedMustapha
“the elect, the chosen one”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,416th
- births in 2023–2025
- 75
- babies born in France
- 1 in 24,390
- −1.2% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1977
Meaning and origin of Mustapha
Mustapha means “the elect, the chosen one” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Mustapha in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1977.
- Over recent years, Mustapha has been stable (−1.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mustapha every 32 schools, all spellings combined.
Mustapha in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
26 babies in 3 years1 boy in 31,783
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 109,394
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), 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
- Mustafa210
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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