Musa

Boy name

Musa has been given to 6,140 babies in the U.S. since 1891. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #470 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈmuːsə/

Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses.

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,140

Peak year

2025 (651 babies)

Rank in 2025

#470 for boys

First recorded

1891

10-year trend

▲ +186%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Musa.

6,138 babies since 1980

6,158 babies since 1919

6,172 babies since 1890

6,100 babies since 1889

6,181 babies since 1972

6,075 babies since 1882

6,229 babies since 1880

6,239 babies since 1944

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