boy's name
Mussa
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 363
Mussa is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2013, when 12 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Mussa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 40 |
| 2010s | 60 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 34 |
How popular is Mussa?
In 2025, Mussa was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mussa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Mussa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mûssa | Mûssa is a rare spelling of Mussa, written with a circumflex and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Mussa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mussa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mussa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mussa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mussa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mussa
How popular is the name Mussa?
In 2025, Mussa was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mussa a girl's or a boy's name?
Mussa is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mussa most popular?
Mussa peaked in 2013, when 12 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Mussa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mussa currently ranks #3,580 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.