The first name Mustapha
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 boys were named Mustapha, making it the 2,952nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 20 births (#1,241).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mustapha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mustapha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 16 boys born in the United States were named Mustapha, the 5,769th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2004, when 26 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Mustapha
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mustapha GhorbalAlgerian association football referee, born 1985
- Mustapha DahlebAlgerian association football player, born 1952
- Mustapha MoussaAlgerian boxer (1962–2024)
- Mustapha BunduAssociation football player, born 1997
- Mustapha ZitouniFrench and Algerian footballer (1928-2014)
- Mustapha CarayolGambian association football player, born 1988
- Mustapha Ishak-BoushakiAlgerian professor, cosmologist, astrophysicist, researcher and university teacher, born 1967
- Mustapha JarjuGambian footballer, born 1986
- Mustapha DumbuyaFootballer (born 1987)
- Mustapha SangaréFrench-Malian footballer, born 1998
- Moustapha SonkoFrench basketball player (born 1972)
- Mostefa Ben BoulaïdAlgerian politician (1917–1956)
Questions
- How popular is the name Mustapha?
- In 2025, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Mustapha, ranking 2,952nd. Its peak was 2010, with 20 births.
- Is Mustapha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 654 US babies named Mustapha since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mustapha most popular?
- 2004 in the United States, when 26 babies were named Mustapha, its highest rank at 3,604th.