| Mustafa | Khalid | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | The chosen one | eternal, immortal |
| Origin | Arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | MUS-tah-fah | KHAA-lid |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1963 | 1962 |
| Peak year | 2025 (339) | 2019 (273) |
| In 2025 | 339 | 250 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Mustafa | Khalid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,636 | 1,459 |
| 2010s | 2,243 | 2,092 |
| 2000s | 1,605 | 1,708 |
| 1990s | 1,016 | 1,546 |
| 1980s | 633 | 708 |
| 1970s | 219 | 600 |
| 1960s | 21 | 84 |
Mustafa means “the chosen one,” an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
From the root kh-l-d (خ-ل-د, 'to be eternal, everlasting'), meaning 'eternal, immortal, undying'. Borne by the general Khalid ibn al-Walid. Also spelled Khaled.
Mustafa is more popular than Khalid today: about 339 US babies were given the name Mustafa in 2025, compared with 250 named Khalid.
Mustafa means The chosen one (Arabic origin), while Khalid means eternal, immortal (arabic origin).
In US records, Mustafa first appears in 1963 and Khalid in 1962, so Khalid has the longer recorded history.