Moussa comes from the Hebrew / Arabic tradition, meaning Drawn from water, Moses.
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How popular is Moussa?
2013peak year
The name Moussa reached its peak in 2013, with 46 registrations (ranked #2614). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1988, roughly 25 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3089) today, averaging about 39 new babies per year. Moussa's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,057 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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