How popular is the name Moussa?

1,096 US babies were named Moussa between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2013.

What careers are people named Moussa over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Moussas show up 2.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Moussa

Q: How common is the spelling Moussa?

The most common spelling: 67% of Moussas use it.

Moussa. 1,096 US babies since 1940, peak 2013. Notable Moussas are 2.7× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2013

1,096 US babies were named Moussa between 1940 and 2025.

Moussa around the world

France: 12,885 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 121 in 2025
Belgium: 989 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 135 in 2025
Sweden: 40 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 1,006 in 2022
England & Wales: 128 babies since 1996, peak 2019, No. 2,939 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Moussas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	2.7×	High · 89 people
Politician	1.2×	High · 37 people
Basketball player	2.4×	High · 28 people
Writer	0.7×	Low · 7 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Moussas show up 2.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 67% of Moussas use it

Moussa 67%
Mousa 33%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2013)