Musa
Boy name · Arabic origin
Musa meaning
A Prophet, the biblical Moses.
Musa at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- موسىAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #524 in 2024
Musa popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1980 | #3,256 | 13 |
| 1990 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 2000 | #1,993 | 51 |
| 2010 | #1,316 | 130 |
| 2020 | #743 | 326 |
| 2024 | #524 | 566 |
All 55 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1972 | #2,992 | 11 |
| 1973 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1974 | #3,320 | 10 |
| 1975 | #3,245 | 11 |
| 1976 | #3,263 | 11 |
| 1977 | #3,385 | 11 |
| 1978 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1979 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1980 | #3,256 | 13 |
| 1981 | #3,603 | 11 |
| 1982 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1983 | #2,676 | 17 |
| 1984 | #2,437 | 20 |
| 1985 | #4,051 | 10 |
| 1986 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1987 | #2,942 | 17 |
| 1988 | #2,860 | 19 |
| 1989 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1990 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1991 | #2,470 | 28 |
| 1992 | #2,467 | 29 |
| 1993 | #3,042 | 22 |
| 1994 | #2,951 | 24 |
| 1995 | #2,500 | 30 |
| 1996 | #2,073 | 41 |
| 1997 | #2,502 | 32 |
| 1998 | #2,312 | 38 |
| 1999 | #2,063 | 46 |
| 2000 | #1,993 | 51 |
| 2001 | #2,386 | 41 |
| 2002 | #1,888 | 59 |
| 2003 | #2,005 | 57 |
| 2004 | #1,911 | 64 |
| 2005 | #1,869 | 68 |
| 2006 | #1,492 | 102 |
| 2007 | #1,464 | 109 |
| 2008 | #1,620 | 96 |
| 2009 | #1,458 | 114 |
| 2010 | #1,316 | 130 |
| 2011 | #1,285 | 133 |
| 2012 | #1,106 | 168 |
| 2013 | #1,209 | 148 |
| 2014 | #999 | 206 |
| 2015 | #930 | 228 |
| 2016 | #950 | 219 |
| 2017 | #829 | 268 |
| 2018 | #747 | 317 |
| 2019 | #796 | 288 |
| 2020 | #743 | 326 |
| 2021 | #747 | 341 |
| 2022 | #718 | 366 |
| 2023 | #652 | 418 |
| 2024 | #524 | 566 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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