MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mustafa mean?
Mustafa is the passive participle of the Arabic verb meaning to choose. Al-Mustafa is a widely used epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
مصطفى
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मुस्तफ़ा
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मुस्तफा
32,305 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mustafa in Indian usage
3,072 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 406 |
| 1960s | 707 |
| 1970s | 709 |
| 1980s | 726 |
| 1990s | 363 |
| Other decades | 161 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,497 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 923 |
| Delhi | 328 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 122 |
| Goa | 102 |
| Other states | 100 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Mustafa / M | 298 | 170 |
| Scotland | Mustafa / M | 10 | 333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Mustafa ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mustafa; Table_6, C176 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mustafa; Table_6, C176
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mustafa; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mustafa; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: مصطفى ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: Mustafa ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.