How Many People Are Named Moustafa?
An estimated 345 people in the United States have the first name Moustafa. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Moustafa peaked in popularity in 1999 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Moustafa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Moustafa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
345
About 1 in 993,491 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1999
19 births
Total Registered
351
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Moustafa
Moustafa is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 351 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Moustafa as a male name
Ranked #10,533 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (19 births)
Moustafa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Moustafa span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 112 babies were registered. Moustafa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Moustafa by Decade
How has Moustafa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Moustafa by State
Moustafa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Moustafa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Moustafa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Moustafa?
We estimate approximately 345 people named Moustafa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 993,491 Americans share this first name.
Is Moustafa a common name?
Moustafa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 351 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Moustafa most popular?
Moustafa reached peak popularity in 1999, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Moustafa is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Moustafa a male name?
Moustafa is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Moustafa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Moustafa Smith, Moustafa Johnson, Moustafa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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