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Murad

Boy

Meaning of Murad: Arabic: 'desired', 'wished for', or 'sought after'

Murad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2754th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2754

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,133

First recorded 1971 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 56 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 41 babies2020: 37 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 49 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 42 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Murad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 56.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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