Moussa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MOO-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,088 for boys
Moussa is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “drawn out of the water”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 3,088th for boys in the US (39 babies).
What does Moussa mean?
Hebrew: French-style spelling of Musa, the Arabic form of Moses
“drawn out of the water”
This spelling of Musa is widespread in French-speaking West Africa; Musa is the name of Moses in the Qur'an.
Is Moussa a girl's or a boy's name?
Moussa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 39 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Moussa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Moussa, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Moussa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 847 boys in the UK were given Moussa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #75, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Moussa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Moussa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,088among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 44,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the US were named Moussa, making it the 3,088th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Moussa in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 728 boys in the US were given Moussa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #441, up from #3,088 for this spelling alone.
Moussa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,088 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,804 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,673 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,056 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 37 | #2,978 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
Names like Moussa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Mustafa Hamza Ibrahim Abdullah Ahmed Zayd Zakariya Huzaifa Eesa Rafa Zayan
Other spellings of Moussa
Names related to Moussa
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Moussa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/moussa, updated 20 October 2026.