Given name & surname
Moustapha
“the chosen one”·“one who is much praised”
In French use, Moustapha has a related form in Mustapha. One Arabic interpretation is “the chosen one.” In French use, Moustapha is a nickname for Mahomet. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is much praised.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Moustapha has a related form in Mustapha. One Arabic interpretation is “the chosen one.” In French use, Moustapha is a nickname for Mahomet. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is much praised.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Moustapha has a related form in Mustapha. An origin associated with Mustapha is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Moustapha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 403
- 403 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,146 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,146 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 715 as a first name in 2020; 155 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Moustapha’s family of names
In French usage, Moustapha is a nickname for Mahomet. In French usage, Moustapha has a related form in Mustafa. In French usage, Moustapha has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form Mustafa.
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Around the world
Moustapha has relatives in 7 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Moustapha
- Moustapha SalifouTogolese association football playerborn 1983
- Moustapha AkkadAmerican film director (1930–2005)1929–2005
- Moustapha FallFrench basketball player (born 1992)
- MoosFrench singerborn 1974
- Moustapha AlassaneNigerien filmmaker (1942–2015)
- Moustapha Bayal SallSenegalese footballerborn 1985
- Moustapha NiasseSenegalese politicianborn 1939
- Moustapha SonkoFrench basketball player (born 1972)
- Moustapha DialloSenegalese footballerborn 1986
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