The baby name Mushtaque is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mʊʃˈtɑːq/ (MOOSH-tahk).
Mushtaque is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Mushtaque is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mʊʃˈtɑːq/ (MOOSH-tahk).
Mushtaque is Arabic in Origin.
Mushtaque is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, from مُشتاق (mushtāq), the active participle of the verb اشتاق (ishtāqa, “to long, yearn”), ultimately from the root ش و ق (sh‑w‑q, “longing, desire”). It denotes “one who longs,” “ardently desirous,” or “full of yearning,” often with spiritual overtones in Islamic and Sufi discourse where shawq signifies longing for the Divine. The name appears in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, with a strong presence in South Asia.
Usage spans the medieval poetic canon to modern times, and the name functions both as a given name and, regionally, a surname. Common variants and transliterations include Mushtaq (most widespread), Moshtaq, Mushtaaq, and the South Asian spellings Mustaq/Mustak; the feminine form is Mushtaqa/Mushtaqah. Scripts include Arabic/Urdu مُشتاق and Persian مشتاق. The spelling Mushtaque reflects South Asian English transliteration conventions.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #557 | 20 | 10,045 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #674 | 34 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #732 | 38 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #856 | 26 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #938 | 64 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,005 | 88 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,345 | 270 | 28,008 |
Mushtaque is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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