Musa
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses. Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Musa (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Musa has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2018. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 20 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 288 |
| 2000 | 293 |
| 2001 | 291 |
| 2002 | 295 |
| 2003 | 304 |
| 2004 | 318 |
| 2005 | 329 |
| 2006 | 344 |
| 2007 | 364 |
| 2008 | 374 |
| 2009 | 395 |
| 2010 | 424 |
| 2011 | 444 |
| 2012 | 463 |
| 2013 | 484 |
| 2014 | 514 |
| 2015 | 545 |
| 2016 | 568 |
| 2017 | 591 |
| 2018 | 617 |
| 2019 | 650 |
| 2020 | 670 |
Musa in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Musa.Hi! My name is Musa.
- Musa ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Musa called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Musa har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Musa has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Musas mamma är lärare.Musa's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Musas mamma is Musa's mum.
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Questions about Musa
How do you pronounce Musa in Swedish?
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What does the name Musa mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses. Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses.
How popular is Musa in Sweden?
20 babies were named Musa in 2022. In 2020, 670 people in Sweden had Musa as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2018 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.