Name meaning & stats
Mustapha
Mustapha (Arabic origin). 654 US babies since 1940, peak 2004. Notable Mustaphas are 2.0× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
ArabicSpelling of Mustafa
Mustafa around the world
- Мустафа · Russian
- Мустафа · Ukrainian
- Μουσταφά · Greek
- مصطفى · Arabic
- מוסטפא · Hebrew
- ムスタファ · Japanese
- 穆斯塔法 · Chinese
- 무스타파 · Korean
- Musztafa
- Mustapha · Dutch
Famous Mustafas
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk · founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
- Mustafa I · 15th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1617–1618, 1622–1623)
- Mustafa III · 26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1757–1774)
- Mustafa II · 22th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1695–1703)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2004
654 US babies were named Mustapha between 1940 and 2025.
Mustapha around the world
- France: 9,470 babies since 1900, peak 1977, No. 1,221 in 2025
- England & Wales: 295 babies since 1996, peak 2010, No. 2,939 in 2025
- Belgium: 114 babies since 1995, peak 2010
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mustaphas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.0× | High · 43 people |
| Politician | 1.3× | High · 27 people |
| Professor | 0.9× | Low · 8 people |
| Basketball player | 1.2× | Low · 8 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Mustaphas show up 2.0× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Mustaphas are 1.9× more likely than expected to be track athletes.
The surprise career: Low confidence · 8 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 12 Mustafas spell it Mustapha
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2004)