The baby name Moustapha is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /muːsˈtɑfə/ or /mʊsˈtɑfə/ (respelling: moo-STAH-fuh).
Moustapha is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Moustapha is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /muːsˈtɑfə/ or /mʊsˈtɑfə/ (respelling: moo-STAH-fuh).
Moustapha is Arabic in Origin.
Moustapha is the Francophone rendering of the Arabic given name Muṣṭafā (Mustafa), from the triliteral root ṣ-f-w and the verb istafā, “to choose, to select.” As an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning “the Chosen” or “the Elect,” it conveys favor, purity, and divine selection. The French spelling with ou reflects the /u/ vowel; common pronunciations are moos-tah-FA in French and MOOS-tuh-fuh in English.
Carried across the Islamic world, the name flourished in Ottoman lands - several sultans were named Mustafa - and entered European awareness through figures like Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. In North and West Africa, especially Francophone countries such as Senegal, Mali, and Morocco, Moustapha/Moustafa became the prevailing spellings, later maintained in the diaspora. Established variants include Mustafa, Mustapha, Mostafa (Egypt/Iran), and Moustafa. Informal shortenings include Mouss/Mous, Tafa, and Musti. The name is masculine; related devotional form: al-Mustafā.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | 0 | #10 | 1 | 188 | |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #10 | 37 | 657 |
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #19 | 8 | 439 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #46 | 10 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #74 | 4 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #115 | 1,127 | 12,054 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| MA | 0 | #199 | 6,119 | 20,986 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #223 | 20 | 5,568 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GH | 0 | #244 | 5 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| LY | 0 | #270 | 312 | 12,703 | |
| NG | 0 | #270 | 3 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| SA | 0 | #286 | 10 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #297 | 10 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #306 | 83 | 2,865 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #323 | 9 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #330 | 16 | 8,138 |
| EG | 0 | #356 | 45 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #364 | 6 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #374 | 8 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #393 | 53 | 10,523 |
| DZ | 0 | #403 | 1,424 | 20,130 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Spain | 0 | #437 | 16 | 2,326 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #479 | 5 | 7,628 |
| LB | 0 | #503 | 156 | 13,263 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #504 | 37 | 11,671 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #517 | 433 | 15,035 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #537 | 1,607 | 10,046 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #554 | 433 | 5,610 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IT | 0 | #667 | 48 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #693 | 137 | 13,765 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #701 | 28 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #745 | 25 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #778 | 8 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #872 | 80 | 5,873 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #881 | 12 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #908 | 44 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #926 | 27 | 5,697 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,053 | 40 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,145 | 34 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,177 | 35 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,423 | 24 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,455 | 160 | 28,008 |
Moustapha is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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