Boy name Wolof origin Muslim tradition

Moussa

MOO-sah · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Wolof form of Moses.
Language
Wolof
Culture
Wolof/Senegalese
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3489
2024 births33
Peak year2013
First appeared1988
Total US births1,057
2013 peak19881997200620152024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mou
Alternate spellings
Moussah
In other languages
Moses

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