Mussa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MOO-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Mussa is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “drawn out of the water”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Mussa mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Musa; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Musa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Mussa a girl's or a boy's name?
Mussa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mussa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Mussa, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 10 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Mussa than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Mussa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 847 boys in the UK were given Mussa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #75, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Mussa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Mussa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Mussa, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Mussa in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 728 boys in the US were given Mussa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #441, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
Mussa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Mussa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Mustafa Hamza Ibrahim Huzaifa Zayaan Zayd Rafa Abdullah Zayan Eesa Musab
Other spellings of Mussa
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, “Mussa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mussa, updated 20 October 2026.