Mustafo
Boy name · #3085 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Mustafo is currently the #3085 boy name in the United States — 40 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2017. Roughly one in every 45,000 boys born in 2025 was named Mustafo.
The 8-year story
Mustafo first appears in the Social Security records in 2017, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 47 babies and a rank of #2750. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mustafo per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mustafo in class?
Mustafo scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Mustafo is most common
State-level data for Mustafo is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Mustafo
Statistically, parents drawn to Mustafo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mattheo, Miliano, Milano, Myaire, and Khylo.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mustafo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3036 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2750 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4112 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4442 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7089 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5699 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6777 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10760 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9696 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mustafo a popular boy name?
Mustafo ranked #3085 among boys in 2025 with 40 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Mustafo most popular?
Mustafo peaked in 2024, when 47 American boys received the name (ranked #2750 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mustafo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 45,000 newborn American boys was named Mustafo. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.