Musa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MOO-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #68 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #469 for boys
Musa is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “drawn out of the water”. In 2025 it ranked 68th for boys in the UK (827 babies) and 469th for boys in the US (651 babies).
What does Musa mean?
Hebrew: the Arabic form of Moses
“drawn out of the water”
The Qur'anic name of Moses; Mansa Musa was the famously wealthy 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Musa a girl's or a boy's name?
Musa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 827 boys in the UK and 651 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Musa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 68th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 827 about 1 in 360 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.8% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 827 boys in the UK were named Musa, making it the 68th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 128th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Musa of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Musa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 64th in England and Wales, 170th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#73).
Musa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 827 | #68 |
| 2024 | 752 | #79 |
| 2023 | 628 | #92 |
| 2022 | 585 | #107 |
| 2021 | 545 | #121 |
| 2020 | 494 | #128 |
| 2019 | 450 | #144 |
| 2018 | 462 | #144 |
| 2017 | 457 | #148 |
| 2016 | 441 | #152 |
| 2015 | 368 | #179 |
| 2014 | 312 | #207 |
| 2013 | 302 | #208 |
| 2012 | 265 | #221 |
| 2011 | 220 | #245 |
| 2010 | 195 | #270 |
| 2009 | 184 | #270 |
| 2008 | 159 | #295 |
| 2007 | 123 | #340 |
| 2006 | 120 | #321 |
| 2005 | 85 | #396 |
| 2004 | 79 | #395 |
| 2003 | 59 | #468 |
| 2002 | 40 | #575 |
| 2001 | 33 | #629 |
| 2000 | 31 | #654 |
| 1999 | 19 | #900 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Musa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 469th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 651 about 1 in 2,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 651 boys in the US were named Musa, making it the 469th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 744th. It first appears in the records in 1970.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Musa of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Musa in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 728 boys in the US were given Musa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #441, up from #469 for this spelling alone.
Musa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 651 | #469 |
| 2024 | 568 | #523 |
| 2023 | 418 | #653 |
| 2022 | 367 | #718 |
| 2021 | 341 | #747 |
| 2020 | 326 | #744 |
| 2019 | 289 | #794 |
| 2018 | 317 | #747 |
| 2017 | 268 | #829 |
| 2016 | 219 | #950 |
| 2015 | 228 | #930 |
| 2014 | 206 | #999 |
| 2013 | 148 | #1,211 |
| 2012 | 168 | #1,106 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,285 |
| 2010 | 130 | #1,316 |
| 2009 | 114 | #1,459 |
| 2008 | 96 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 109 | #1,464 |
| 2006 | 102 | #1,492 |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,865 |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,907 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,002 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,884 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,989 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,060 |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,309 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,068 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Musa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Muhammad, Mustafa, Hamza, Yahya, Abdullah, Yusuf, Ahmed, Zayd, Zakariya, Umar, Zayan
Other spellings of Musa
Names related to Musa
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Musa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/musa, updated 20 October 2026.