Fun Facts About the Name Musfira
- 23 babies named Musfira: U.S. records list 23 babies given the name Musfira from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Musfira Mean?
Musfira is an Arabic feminine name meaning 'bright,' 'radiant,' or 'cheerful.' It comes from the Arabic root s-f-r (س ف ر), specifically the Form IV verb asfara (أَسْفَرَ), 'to shine,' 'to become bright,' or 'to reveal.' The feminine active participle is musfirah (مُسْفِرَة), formed from musfir plus the feminine ending. Musfira is a common English transliteration of the same Arabic form with the final ta marbuta (ة) not written as h. In the Quran (80:38), musfirah appears in wujuhun yawma'idhin musfirah, describing faces on the Day of Judgment as bright. The literal sense is 'shining' or 'becoming bright'; the customary name meaning is 'bright, radiant, cheerful.' The similar-looking Musafira (مسافرة), meaning 'traveler,' is a different Arabic feminine participle and is not the source of Musfira.
Musfira Name History & Origins
The name comes from the Arabic participle musfirah, a regular feminine form rather than a compound or diminutive. Arabic personal names often come from adjectives and participles, and this participle was available as a name meaning 'bright' or 'radiant.' In Arabic script it is written مُسْفِرَة; the final ta marbuta is pronounced -a in pause, which is why English spellings vary between Musfirah and Musfira. The Quranic use of musfirah in Surah 'Abasa (80:38) gives the name a religious association with brightness and joy, though in the verse it is an adjective describing faces, not a personal name. The name is used in Arabic-speaking countries and in Muslim communities in South Asia; the spelling Musfira appears in English-language and South Asian usage, while Musfirah preserves the final ta marbuta more visibly. The masculine counterpart musfir also exists as an Arabic participle. The root also yields safar ('journey') and musafir ('traveler'), but Musfira comes from asfara ('to shine'), not from those words.
How Popular is the Name Musfira?
Musfira has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #13,159 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,528 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #14,673 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #16,833 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #13,159 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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