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    The first name Murad

    A boy’s name from Arabic.

    2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Arabic origin

    From Ottoman Turkish مراد (murad), from Arabic مُرَاد (murād).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 25 boys were named Murad, making it the 1,153rd most popular boys’ name.

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    270
    babies named Murad, 1996–2025
    #1,153
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Murad with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Murad at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 45 boys born in the United States were named Murad, the 2,825th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 56 were.

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    1,133
    babies named Murad since 1880
    #2,825
    rank in 2025
    2016
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Murad in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    مُرَاد
    murād
    Arabic
    Մուրադ
    Murad
    Armenian
    穆拉德
    mùlādé
    Chinese
    Mourad
    French
    मुराद
    murād
    Hindi
    무라드
    Muradeu
    Korean
    Murat
    Turkish

    Spelled Murad in Dutch too.

    Famous people named Murad

    14 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Murad III
      12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574–1595)
    • Murad V
      33th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876)
    • Murad Bey
      Egyptian noble (1750–1801)
    • Murad Giray
      Crimean Khan, 1627–1696
    • Murad Wilfried Hofmann
      German diplomat, 1931–2020
    • Murad Mammadov
      Azerbaijani amateur wrestler, born 1995
    • Murad Ebrahim
      Filipino politician, born 1948
    • Sebastatsi Murad
      Armenian fedayee (1874–1918)
    • Murad Hüseynov
      Azerbaijani footballer, born 1989
    • Murad I Bey
      Bey of Tunis, died 1631
    • Murad Muwafi
      Egyptian intelligence officer, born 1950
    • Murad Agayev
      Azerbaijani footballer, born 1993

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    Questions

    What does the name Murad mean?
    From Ottoman Turkish مراد (murad), from Arabic مُرَاد (murād).
    What is the origin of the name Murad?
    From Ottoman Turkish مراد (murad), from Arabic مُرَاد (murād).
    How popular is the name Murad?
    In 2025, 25 boys born in England and Wales were named Murad, ranking 1,153rd.
    Is Murad a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,133 US babies named Murad since 1880 were boys.
    When was Murad most popular?
    2016 in the United States, when 56 babies were named Murad, its highest rank at 2,359th.
    Is Murad also a surname?
    Yes. Murad is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.