Mustafa

Mustafa

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Mustafa is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in Muslim-majority countries.

From Wikipedia

Mustafa first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 268 babies (rank #206 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Mustafa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mustafa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,549

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

268

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	74	#328
1997	90	#294
1998	90	#295
1999	90	#302
2000	98	#281
2001	96	#289
2002	121	#242
2003	121	#256
2004	149	#232
2005	160	#223
2006	177	#230
2007	191	#228
2008	221	#211
2009	207	#220
2010	217	#222
2011	213	#229
2012	235	#224
2013	268	#206
2014	227	#244
2015	247	#232
2016	257	#218

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#328

1997

#294

1998

#295

1999

#302

2000

#281

2001

#289

2002

121

#242

2003

121

#256

2004

149

#232

2005

160

#223

2006

177

#230

2007

191

#228

2008

221

#211

2009

207

#220

2010

217

#222

2011

213

#229

2012

235

#224

2013

268

#206

2014

227

#244

2015

247

#232

2016

257

#218

Meaning

Numerology of Mustafa

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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