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Mostafa

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What official birth registration shows about Mostafa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Mostafa: Recorded since 1958, it reached #327 in 2001, and it stood at #3,256 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1859 to #3996.199820042009201420192025#1859#3996
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2020
1997#2859
1998#2419
2000#3036
2001#2587
2002#2636
2003#3467
2004#2070
2005#2418
2006#2870
2007#3095
2008#2507
2009#1859
2010#2199
2011#3300
2012#2458
2013#2954
2014#1935
2015#3908
2016#2335
2017#3996
2018#2693
2019#3013
2020#3848
2021#3017
2022#2755
2024#2921
2025#3256

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 38 of the 62 years from 1958 to 2019.

In 2019: #472 among boys in Norway, #3013 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1958–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #472 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1958–2019

    Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1958–2019).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #327 in Norway in 2001.

Mostafa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#29217HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#30176HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#30136HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#26937HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#23359HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#29546HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#185911HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#24186HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#20707HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4725HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#5274HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#3959HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4666HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5474HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4826HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5115HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4856HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5624HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4975HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5714HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3838HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#32711HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4297HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#36110HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#3789HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5854HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4487HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#38210HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#33512HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#36511HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5565HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#40110HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#6384HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#6394HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5207HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5037HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5895HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4708HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5087HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5396HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5905HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5545HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5325HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4167HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4007HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4724HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mostafa is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Mostafa, between 1958 and 2025, in 48 of those 68 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: highest position in 2001England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200919582025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1958–201938#327 in 2001
England and Wales1996–202528#1859 in 2009

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 1969; it appears again in 1977.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Mostafa

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1958–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #327 in Norway in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.