boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Musa

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #470 Trend ↑ Rising 82%
Rank 2025
#470
among boys · ↑54 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
651
named Musa · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,624
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
651 babies
All-time total
6,140
#1,568 all-time among boys
First recorded
1891
in Social Security records

Musa popularity over time

6,140 babies have been named Musa since 1891, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 5 – 5 1 – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 8 – 8 1 – –
1920s 18 – 18 2 +125% –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 102 102 10 – #2,968
1980s – 160 160 16 +57% #2,502
1990s – 309 309 31 +93% #2,087
2000s – 761 761 76 +146% #1,465
2010s – 2,106 2,106 211 +177% #747
2020s (to 2025) – 2,671 2,671 445 +111% #470

Where Musa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 720 0.42 #439
2027 784 0.46 #407
2028 842 0.49 #376
2029 896 0.52 #364
2030 944 0.55 #345

Where Musa is most popular

Boys named Musa per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.272 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Michigan, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Musa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 339 0.783 +188%
Michigan 149 0.728 +168%
New Jersey 139 0.690 +154%
Maryland 82 0.688 +153%
Illinois 166 0.650 +139%
Virginia 123 0.648 +139%
Delaware 7 0.462 +70%
Minnesota 45 0.367 +35%
Connecticut 24 0.355 +31%
Pennsylvania 91 0.343 +26%
Massachusetts 47 0.342 +26%
Texas 272 0.309 +14%
Ohio 77 0.291 +7%
California 254 0.278 ≈ national
Washington 43 0.263 ≈ national
Georgia 60 0.237 -13%
Florida 91 0.192 -29%
North Carolina 46 0.180 -34%
Wisconsin 20 0.169 -38%
Oregon 11 0.145 -47%
Arizona 22 0.134 -50%
Kansas 6 0.087 -68%
Missouri 10 0.072 -73%
Indiana 11 0.069 -75%
Colorado 7 0.054 -80%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -82%
Alabama 5 0.046 -83%
Tennessee 8 0.044 -84%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Musa

Musa is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #470 in 2025 with 651 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1891, 6,140 American babies have been named Musa. Its peak came in 2025, when 651 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Musa stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Musa?

The median living Musa is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 6,000 people named Musa are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Musa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 651 #470
2024 – – 568 #524
2023 – – 418 #655
2022 – – 367 #718
2021 – – 341 #748
2020 – – 326 #744
2019 – – 289 #796
2018 – – 317 #747
2017 – – 268 #831
2016 – – 219 #951
2015 – – 228 #930
2014 – – 206 #1,000
2013 – – 148 #1,214
2012 – – 168 #1,108
2011 – – 133 #1,294
2010 – – 130 #1,319
2009 – – 114 #1,465
2008 – – 96 #1,628
2007 – – 109 #1,473
2006 – – 102 #1,497
2005 – – 68 #1,881
2004 – – 64 #1,923
2003 – – 57 #2,022
2002 – – 59 #1,909
2001 – – 41 #2,412
2000 – – 51 #2,007
1995 – – 30 #2,538
1990 – – 19 #3,269
1985 – – 10 #4,245
1980 – – 13 #3,372
1975 – – 11 #3,372
1970 – – 5 #5,217
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 5 #5,530 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Musa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Musa al-Sadr Musa al-Sadr Iranian-born Lebanese imam (1928–1978) Contemporary
  2. 2 Musa Cälil Musa Cälil Soviet-Tatar poet and fighter (1906–1944) Contemporary
  3. 3 Musa Barrow Musa Barrow Gambian footballer (born 1998) Contemporary
  4. 4 Musa ibn Nusayr Arab military commander provincial governor (640-716) Medieval
  5. 5 Musa Çelebi Musa Çelebi Ottoman prince (d. 1413), claimant to the throne 1388–1413 · Medieval
  6. 6 Musa of Parthia Musa of Parthia Co-ruler of the Parthian Empire -40–20 · Antiquity
  7. 7 Musa al-Kadhim Musa al-Kadhim Seventh of the Twelve Shia Imams (745–799) Medieval
  8. 8 Musa Manarov Musa Manarov Soviet engineer and cosmonaut (born 1951) Contemporary
  9. 9 Musa I of Mali Musa I of Mali Ruler of Mali from c. 1312 to c. 1337 1280–1337 · Medieval
  10. 10 Musa Anter Kurdish writer and activist 1920–1992 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Musa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Musa?

The median living Musa is about 7 years old. Half of all living Musas are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Musa are alive today?

An estimated 6,000 people named Musa are alive in the United States, based on 6,140 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Musa in 2025?

Musa ranked #470 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 651 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Musa?

6,140 babies have been named Musa in the United States since 1891, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Musa most popular?

Musa peaked in 2025, when 651 newborns received the name.

Is Musa a boy or girl name?

Musa is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Musa rising or falling?

Musa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Musa become more popular?

Musa is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 944 boys named Musa in 2030, which would rank around #345. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Musa?

Well-known people named Musa include Musa al-Sadr (social activist), Musa Cälil (writer), Musa Barrow (soccer player).

Names like Musa

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