How Many People Are Named Mustapha?
An estimated 628 people in the United States have the first name Mustapha. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mustapha peaked in popularity in 2004 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mustapha 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 Mustapha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
628
About 1 in 545,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2004
26 births
Total Registered
638
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mustapha
Mustapha is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 638 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mustapha as a male name
Ranked #7,096 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (26 births)
Mustapha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mustapha span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 197 babies were registered. While Mustapha is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mustapha by Decade
How has Mustapha 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.
Mustapha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mustapha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mustapha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mustapha?
We estimate approximately 628 people named Mustapha 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 545,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Mustapha a common name?
Mustapha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 638 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mustapha most popular?
Mustapha reached peak popularity in 2004, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mustapha is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mustapha a male name?
Mustapha is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mustapha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mustapha Smith, Mustapha Johnson, Mustapha 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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