Mushtaq
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- moosh-TAHK
- Origin
- Arabic
Mushtaq is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “eager, longing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mushtaq mean?
Arabic: from Arabic mushtaq 'longing, eager'
“eager, longing”
From Arabic mushtaq, meaning eager or longing; usually given to boys, with Mushtaqa as the feminine.
Is Mushtaq a girl's or a boy's name?
Mushtaq is a girls' name.
How popular is Mushtaq in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 4 girls.
Mushtaq in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
Names like Mushtaq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aaliyah, Zainab, Hiba, Sumayyah, Hafsa, Rahma, Farah, Faiza, Maha, Safaa, Safiya
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mushtaq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mushtaq, updated 20 October 2026.