The baby name Moosa is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmuːsə/ (MOO-sah).
Moosa is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Moosa is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmuːsə/ (MOO-sah).
Moosa is Arabic in Origin.
Moosa is a South Asian and East African transliteration of Arabic Mūsā (موسى), the Qur’anic name of the biblical prophet Moses. The form entered Persian and Urdu and spread widely through Islamic culture, appearing in Pakistan, India (especially Kerala’s Mappila community), the Gulf, and parts of East Africa. Records from early Islamic centuries show Musa/Moosa as a favored prophetic given name among scholars and rulers, and its long-standing use continues today across Muslim diasporas.
Etymologically, Moosa traces to Hebrew Moshe, whose meaning is debated: many link it to the Hebrew verb mashah, “to draw out,” echoing the infant-prophet drawn from the Nile; others propose an Egyptian root ms/mes, “born (of),” as in royal names like Thutmose. Common variants include Musa, Mousa, Moussa, and Mussa; related equivalents are Moses (English), Moshe (Hebrew), Moisés (Spanish/Portuguese), and Moïse (French).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| MV | 0 | #11 | 18 | 644 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #11 | 256 | 3,375 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #32 | 4 | 2,021 |
| OM | 0 | #70 | 48 | 6,215 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #101 | 6 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #115 | 7 | 5,216 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| AE | 0 | #155 | 23 | 10,220 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #176 | 1,472 | 17,948 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #259 | 12 | 3,535 |
| BH | 0 | #263 | 327 | 17,937 | |
| SA | 0 | #265 | 31 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #297 | 10 | 2,588 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| YE | 0 | #326 | 56 | 8,639 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #330 | 48 | 7,057 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #358 | 39 | 15,987 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #366 | 207 | 10,162 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #408 | 40 | 14,421 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #412 | 16 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #429 | 17 | 10,523 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #445 | 919 | 22,615 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #490 | 219 | 18,093 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #494 | 2,215 | 28,008 |
| LY | 0 | #504 | 32 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #505 | 11 | 19,177 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #515 | 1,016 | 25,619 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #525 | 29 | 20,968 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #527 | 22 | 10,655 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #534 | 239 | 18,755 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #588 | 20 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #590 | 78 | 13,071 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| SY | 0 | #681 | 48 | 11,684 | |
| LB | 0 | #682 | 9 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #826 | 61 | 15,035 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #865 | 71 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #962 | 40 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,036 | 106 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,113 | 16 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,194 | 18 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 |
Moosa is popular in 41 countries — most recent births per country:
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