Moussa
Moussa is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Arabic and Persian countries, United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 785 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Moussa
If you do not know Moussa’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Moussa,” in English, “Guten Tag Moussa,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Moussa,
German
Guten Tag Moussa,
French
Bonjour Moussa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Moussa:
Chinese
Moussa您好：
Japanese
Moussa様
English
Hi Moussa,
German
Hi Moussa,
French
Salut Moussa,
Spanish
Hola Moussa,
Chinese
Moussa你好：
Japanese
Moussaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | man's name |
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
United States birth data
785 male · 0 female · 785 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Moussa a male or female name?
Moussa is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Moussa in an email?
If you do not know Moussa’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Moussa,” in English, “Guten Tag Moussa,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Moussa a unisex name?
Moussa is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Moussa a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/moussa. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_moussa,
title = {Is Moussa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/moussa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}