Baby Name Popularity Profile

Musa

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Musa.

✦ To draw out (from water) 🌍 Arabic Biblical Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #470
All-Time Peak Rank #470 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 6,109 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1970 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 651 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Musa Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning To draw out (from water)
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Arabic form of Moses, traditionally linked to the Egyptian root 'msy' meaning 'to be born' or Hebrew 'mashah' meaning 'to draw out'.
Alternative Spellings
Moussa
Pronunciation: MOO-sah
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Musa across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +99.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +185.5%
2015: 228 births 228 2016: 219 births 2017: 268 births 2018: 317 births 2019: 289 births 2020: 326 births 326 2021: 341 births 2022: 367 births 2023: 418 births 2024: 568 births 2025: 651 births 651
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 651 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 1 yrs
Longest Streak 56 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 102
1980s: 160
1990s: 309
2000s: 761
2010s: 2,106
2020s: 2,671

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Mus-a
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New York
Top States New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois
States with Data 28
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New York #204 972 2025 +106.4% Growth
Virginia #361 263 2024 8.0% Decline
New Jersey #332 316 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #313 170 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #260 398 2025 +51.7% Growth
Michigan #212 286 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #424 521 2025 +170.0% Growth
Washington #628 110 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California #405 569 2025 +100.0% Growth
Georgia #511 153 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #420 270 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #503 85 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #676 157 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #160 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #449 149 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #292 35 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #826 35 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #373 69 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #810 72 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #823 31 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #576 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #759 20 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #957 20 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #1040 16 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #734 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #779 10 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 6 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #842 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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