Moussa
Moussa is both a given name and a surname. It is a Gallicized spelling of the Arabic name Mūsā. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Moussa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moussa is both a given name and a surname. It is a Gallicized spelling of the Arabic name Mūsā. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Moussa
Moussa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 46 Moussas were born — ranking #2,594 that year. As of 2026, Moussa ranks #3,259 for baby boys with 37 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 1K Moussas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Moussa
Moussa is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Moussa's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #2,594. Use the chart and map above to compare Moussa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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