Mustafo is a romanization of Мустафо. Мустафо comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mustafo through the years
Babies since 1880
187
187 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2024
47 babies
2025
40
#3,068 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+268%
Rising fast
Mustafo in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2017–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
Where it’s given
Most at home inNew York, Pennsylvania
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New York (23), Pennsylvania (8).
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,068 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mustafo’s family of names
In Uzbek usage, Mustafo has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mustafa. In Tajik usage, Mustafo is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Мустафо. In Uzbek usage, Mustafo has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 穆斯塔法.
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Around the world
Mustafo has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.