Musa
- Last seen for girls in 1926 at #4,851
- #469 for boys in 2025, 651 births
- Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 651 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,109since 1970
Musa over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Musa has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #469 | 651 | |
| 2024 | — | #523 | 568 | |
| 2023 | — | #653 | 418 | |
| 2022 | — | #718 | 367 | |
| 2021 | — | #747 | 341 | |
| 2020 | — | #744 | 326 | |
| 2019 | — | #794 | 289 | |
| 2018 | — | #747 | 317 | |
| 2017 | — | #829 | 268 | |
| 2016 | — | #950 | 219 | |
| 2015 | — | #930 | 228 | |
| 2014 | — | #999 | 206 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,211 | 148 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,106 | 168 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,285 | 133 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,316 | 130 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,459 | 114 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,620 | 96 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,464 | 109 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,492 | 102 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,869 | 68 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,911 | 64 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,006 | 57 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,888 | 59 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,386 | 41 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,993 | 51 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,063 | 46 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,312 | 38 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,502 | 32 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,073 | 41 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,500 | 30 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,951 | 24 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,042 | 22 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,467 | 29 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,469 | 28 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,166 | 19 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,902 | 21 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,860 | 19 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,942 | 17 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,268 | 14 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,052 | 10 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,437 | 20 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,676 | 17 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,596 | 18 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,601 | 11 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,018 | 14 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,215 | 12 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,386 | 11 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,264 | 11 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,246 | 11 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,318 | 10 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | — | #4,907 | 5 | |
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1970
The first year at least five boys were named Musa! It came in at #4,724, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1970–1971, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Musa is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Delaware#142 · 1 in 421
- New York#204 · 1 in 870
- Michigan#210 · 1 in 855
- Illinois#254 · 1 in 1,126
- Connecticut#281 · 1 in 1,201
Best ever in a state: #142 in Delaware, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #142 | 7 | 1 in 421 |
| New York | #204 | 97 | 1 in 870 |
| Michigan | #210 | 47 | 1 in 855 |
| Illinois | #254 | 44 | 1 in 1,126 |
| Connecticut | #281 | 11 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Maryland | #300 | 18 | 1 in 1,272 |
| New Jersey | #324 | 26 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Virginia | #351 | 23 | 1 in 1,620 |
| Massachusetts | #361 | 14 | 1 in 1,930 |
| California | #401 | 82 | 1 in 2,140 |
| Pennsylvania | #415 | 25 | 1 in 2,090 |
| Texas | #424 | 81 | 1 in 2,161 |
| Ohio | #439 | 24 | 1 in 2,189 |
| Minnesota | #477 | 11 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Georgia | #499 | 21 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Oregon | #529 | 6 | 1 in 2,510 |
| Washington | #604 | 11 | 1 in 2,982 |
| Florida | #662 | 24 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Wisconsin | #678 | 6 | 1 in 3,905 |
| Colorado | #680 | 7 | 1 in 3,836 |
| Kentucky | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Alabama | #765 | 5 | 1 in 4,304 |
| North Carolina | #775 | 11 | 1 in 4,679 |
| Tennessee | #777 | 8 | 1 in 4,596 |
| Arizona | #781 | 7 | 1 in 4,675 |
| Missouri | #869 | 5 | 1 in 5,562 |
| Indiana | #949 | 5 | 1 in 6,333 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Musa
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 275 spots since 2020 (#744 → #469)
- Biggest jump: 212 spots in 2014
- Biggest drop: 47 spots in 2019
Rise & fade · boys
55 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1970
- Peaked 2025 at #469 (651 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 2014–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,624
- Highest: 1 in 2,624 boys born in 2025 were named Musa (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 43.7% of all boys named Musa (2,671) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102 | #2,857 (1973) | #3,493 |
| 1980s | 160 | #2,437 (1984) | #3,059 |
| 1990s | 309 | #2,063 (1999) | #2,555 |
| 2000s | 761 | #1,459 (2009) | #1,809 |
| 2010s | 2,106 | #747 (2018) | #1,017 |
| 2020s | 2,671 | #469 (2025) | #642 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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