Moosa is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Moosa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
About the Name Moosa
Moosa is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 315 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1361 in 2007 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Moosa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Moosa
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Moosa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Moosa in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Moosa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 315 places over the last five years to #2089 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Moosa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Moosa include: Nadeem Moosa — Nadeem Moosa is a Pakistani former cricketer.; Moosa Nazim — Moosa Nazim is a Maldivian swimmer.; Moosa Al Halyan — Moosa Al Halyan is an Emirati surrealist painter from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and a member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society..
Moosa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Moosas in the wild.
11
UK babies named Moosa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 315 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Moosa
Likely around 1 other Moosa in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Moosa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Nadeem Moosa is a Pakistani former cricketer. He played 29 first-class and 23 List A matches for several domestic teams in Pakistan between 1983 and 1996.
Moosa Al Halyan is an Emirati surrealist painter from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and a member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society. In 1984 when Moosa Al Halyan was 16, Moosa decided to share his work and participate in exhibitions.
Abu Daud Muhammad Moosa, better known as Moosa Bin Shamsher (Bengali: মূসা বিন শমসের), is a Bangladeshi businessman, philanthropist, economist, and self-proclaimed arms dealer serving as the CEO of DATCO Group, a labour export company.
Chovvakkaran Moosa (Anglicized as 'Choacara Mousa') was a wealthy Indian pepper merchant ' of southern India, who died in Thalassery (formerly, 'Tellicherry') in 1807. He is also known, more parochially, as 'Moosakakka Keyi' (i.e.
Ebrahim Moosa is the Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought & Muslim Societies at the University of Notre Dame with appointments in the Department of History and in the Kroc Institute for International Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs. He is co-director of the Contending Modernities program at Notre Dame.
Moosa Zameer (born 17 January 19??) is the incumbent Minister of Finance and Planning and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives from 2023 to September 2024. Earlier, He served as Minister of Tourism of Maldives from 28 October 2015 to 11 November 2019.
Zane Moosa is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. Moosa played club football in South Africa and Saudi Arabia for Wits University, Mamelodi Sundowns, Avendale Athletico, Al-Ahli and Kaizer Chiefs; he also earned five caps for the South African national side between 1992 and 1996.