Mustafa

“Chosen, selected” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #760 in the US (2025) · Trending

Mustafa has appeared in US records since 1963 — best rank #760 (2025) · 7,373 babies named Mustafa all-time · 1 in 5,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #21 in Türkiye (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mustafas

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk — founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
Mustafa I — 15th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1617–1618, 1622–1623)
Mustafa III — 26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1757–1774)
Mustafa II — 22th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1695–1703)
Mustafa IV — 29th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1807–1808)

Among 1,592 notable people named Mustafa:

Political leaders appear 1.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi politician.

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