Musa
A Hebrew name meaning "drawn out of the water". Barely known in Poland, where most people have never met one, but it's climbing: given only to boys, and to more of them last year than in years past.
Musa Pronunciation
Musa is pronounced MOO-sah (/ˈmusa/).
What Musa means
Where Musa comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Musa is the Arabic form of the old Hebrew name that gave the world Moses. In its Hebrew root, Mosheh, the biblical account reaches for the sense "drawn out of the water," recalling the infant lifted from a basket on the Nile. That explanation belongs to Scripture rather than to strict linguistics, yet it has shaped how the name is heard.
In the Quran, Musa is named more than any other prophet, and through Islam the name spread far, from West Africa to Central Asia. One famous bearer was Mansa Musa, the fourteenth-century emperor of Mali, whose pilgrimage to Mecca became legendary for the gold he handed out along the way.
In Poland the name is rare. A child called Musa on a school register stands slightly apart, an Arabic sound meeting Polish ears. The meaning stays close all the same: ocalony z wód, one drawn out of the water.
How many people are named Musa
1 in 66916 men in Poland is named Musa. 319 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1691 among male names.
Musa's popularity over time
4 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1116 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Where Musa is most popular
Musa is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Masovian2 boys born+510%
Musa as a middle name
Musa is a first name for 319 men in Poland and a middle name for another 32, a 91/9 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1482nd, between Léon (32) and Protazy (32).
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#1480 Leonhard32
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#1481 Léon32
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#1482 Musa32
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#1483 Protazy32
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#1484 Ramadan32