Name meaning & stats
Moustafa
Moustafa. 356 US babies since 1940, peak 1999. Notable Moustafas are 1.4× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 1999
356 US babies were named Moustafa between 1940 and 2025.
Moustafa around the world
- Sweden: 24 babies since 1998, peak 2016, No. 1,530 in 2022
- France: 1,025 babies since 1900, peak 2023, No. 1,665 in 2025
- Belgium: 37 babies since 1995, peak 2018
- England & Wales: 22 babies since 1996, peak 1997
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Moustafas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.3× | Low · 4 people |
| Basketball player | 1.4× | Low · 3 people |
| Track athlete | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Moustafas show up 1.4× 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
1 in 2 Moustaphas spell it Moustafa
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1999)