Mustafe
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moo-STAH-feh
- Origin
- Arabic
Mustafe is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “chosen”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mustafe mean?
Arabic: Somali spelling of Mustafa, from Arabic mustafa 'chosen'
“chosen”
The Somali spelling of Mustafa, Arabic for the chosen one, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Mustafe a girl's or a boy's name?
Mustafe is a boys' name.
How popular is Mustafe 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 Mustafe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mustafe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
Names like Mustafe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Muhammad, Saif, Ahmed, Abdullah, Fahad, Musab, Hammad, Mouhamed, Faizan, Hassan, Abdulrahman
Names related to Mustafe
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
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, “Mustafe: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mustafe, updated 20 October 2026.