The baby name Mustapha is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /musˈtˤɑfa/ (IPA); common English approximation: moos-TAH-fah.
Mustapha is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Mustapha is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /musˈtˤɑfa/ (IPA); common English approximation: moos-TAH-fah.
Mustapha is Arabic in Origin.
Mustapha is a French-influenced transliteration of the Arabic name Mustafa (Arabic: مصطفى), an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning "the Chosen One," from the root S-F-W, "to select, purify." Common variants include Mustafa (standard), Mostafa (Egyptian/Anglicized), Moustafa and Moustapha (Francophone), and the Ottoman-Turkish form Mustafa; diminutives such as Musti appear informally. The name also occurs as a surname in parts of the Muslim world and diaspora.
Adopted across the Islamic world from the early centuries of Islam, Mustapha is especially prevalent in North and West Africa, notably Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, and Mali, where French orthography shaped the ph spelling. The Mustafa form dominates in Turkey, the Balkans, and South Asia. The prestige of the epithet helped it become a ruler's and scholar's name; modern bearers include Lebanese diplomat Mustapha Adib and Moroccan footballer Mustapha Hadji. The name conveys piety and favor, yet remains accessible and widely cross-cultural.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2007 | #1 | — | 689 |
| BF | 0 | #10 | 1 | 188 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #20 | 16,080 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #25 | 67,113 | 20,986 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| NG | 0 | #36 | 345 | 5,926 | |
| DZ | 0 | #43 | 16,994 | 20,130 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #120 | 455 | 8,138 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #134 | 6 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| GH | 0 | #154 | 98 | 5,396 | |
| AE | 0 | #168 | 10 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| TN | 0 | #175 | 2,913 | 13,765 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #203 | 4 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #213 | 8 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #239 | 1,880 | 5,610 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #243 | 7 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #266 | 8 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #270 | 5 | 3,535 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #272 | 992 | 15,093 |
| SA | 0 | #273 | 23 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #279 | 46 | 6,973 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #284 | 42 | 7,401 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| LY | 0 | #296 | 268 | 12,703 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #302 | 18 | 9,639 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| MY | 0 | #316 | 15 | 12,352 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #318 | 3,791 | 10,046 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #332 | 26 | 8,477 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #342 | 104 | 10,523 |
| EG | 0 | #345 | 56 | 6,387 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #348 | 30 | 7,057 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #349 | 19 | 7,951 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #355 | 4 | 7,678 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #356 | 32 | 2,865 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| NL | 0 | #365 | 27 | 2,481 | |
| YE | 0 | #366 | 16 | 8,639 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #382 | 813 | 15,035 |
| Spain | 0 | #393 | 60 | 2,326 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #409 | 19 | 2,041 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #427 | 21 | 14,421 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #432 | 11 | 2,180 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #436 | 115 | 12,054 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #526 | 511 | 5,873 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #530 | 23 | 10,162 |
| LB | 0 | #534 | 125 | 13,263 | |
| BH | 0 | #537 | 17 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #547 | 161 | 18,093 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #585 | 83 | 13,071 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #625 | 58 | 3,552 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IT | 0 | #626 | 89 | 4,183 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #675 | 23 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #693 | 36 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #727 | 43 | 18,755 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #740 | 395 | 25,439 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #808 | 145 | 5,697 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #849 | 245 | 22,615 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #849 | 33 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #881 | 12 | 7,044 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #924 | 257 | 25,619 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #959 | 25 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,091 | 581 | 28,008 |
| TR | 0 | #1,153 | 59 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,415 | 32 | 9,415 |
Mustapha is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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