Mustaf
Boy · MUS-taf · Arabic
Mustaf is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the chosen one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mustaf mean?
Arabic: Somali form of Mustafa
“the chosen one”
Al-Mustafa, 'the Chosen One', is a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
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- MUS-taf
Is Mustaf a girl's or a boy's name?
Mustaf is a boys' name.
How popular is Mustaf in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mustaf in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Mustaf in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Mustaf in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Mustaf in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mustaf in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Mustaf
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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