NameTides

Moussa

Moussa was the #3,089 boys' name in the US in 2025 (39 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales and #1,167 in Canada.

Moussa as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Moussa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Moussa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,089 (39)#2,952 (7)#1,167 (21)
2024#3,455 (33)—#1,089 (22)
2023#2,805 (45)#3,524 (5)#947 (25)
2022#3,344 (35)#2,530 (8)#917 (26)
2021#3,297 (35)#2,125 (10)#1,230 (17)
2020#3,202 (35)#1,935 (11)#1,071 (20)
2019#2,897 (42)#1,745 (13)#1,205 (17)
2018#2,674 (46)#3,959 (4)#1,056 (20)
2017#3,006 (39)#2,172 (10)#1,349 (14)
2016#2,838 (42)#2,556 (8)#1,346 (14)
2015#3,022 (38)#3,908 (4)#1,266 (15)
2014#2,929 (39)#2,690 (7)#1,565 (11)
2013#2,594 (46)#3,822 (4)#1,380 (13)
2012#2,954 (39)#4,805 (3)#996 (21)
2011#3,510 (30)#2,892 (6)#1,211 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #2,805.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1988.

How common is it?

about 1 in 43,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Moussa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 44,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 33,000 to 1 in 58,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Moussa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Moussa (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#32614
Ontario2024#1,5176

Moussa (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MoussaCanadaBoys#1,16721
MoussaEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
MoussaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MoussaUSBoys#3,08939