Musa
Musa is an Arabic male name and cognate for "Moses".
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Kyrgyz
Meaning & Origin of Musa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Musa is an Arabic male name and cognate for "Moses".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Kyrgyz
- Chechen
- Tatar
- Bashkir
- Avar
- Hausa
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Indonesian
- Malay
- Uyghur
- Quranic
- Kazakh
The Story of Musa
The earliest SSA record of Musa as a baby boy name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 573 newborns named Musa — #523 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Musas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #523 among baby boy names with 573 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). In total, more than 7K Musas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Musa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Musa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Musa
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Musa
Musa is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Musa's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #523. Use the chart and map above to compare Musa'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.