Mustapha is a distinctive choice, ranked #2952 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mustapha in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2952
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About the Name Mustapha
Mustapha has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 938 places in five years. It was most popular in 2003 at #1188 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mustapha is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mustapha in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Mustapha
Mustapha Hadji โ Mustapha Hadji is a Moroccan football coach and former player.
Mustapha Amzil โ Mustapha Amzil is a Finnish basketball player who plays for Trepรงa in the Kosovo Superleague and the FIBA Europe Cup.
Marlon Mustapha โ Suliman-Marlon Mustapha is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach, on loan from Serie A club Como.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mustapha
Unlikely. With around 7 UK babies named Mustapha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mustapha in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mustapha is declining: down 548 places since 2020, to #2,952 in 2025. It peaked at #1,188 in 2003.
Mustapha 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 Mustapha include: Mustapha Hadji, Mustapha Amzil and Marlon Mustapha. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mustapha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Mustaphas in the wild.
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UK babies named Mustapha (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 548 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mustapha
Almost certainly the only Mustapha in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mustapha
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Suliman-Marlon Mustapha is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach, on loan from Serie A club Como.
Mustapha Berraf is an Algerian sports official and executive who currently serves as the President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).