Mukhtar
Mukhtar meaning "chosen" in Arabic: المختار, is the head of a village or mahalle (neighbourhood) in many Arab countries as well as in Turkey. The name is given because mukhtars are usually selected by some consensual or participatory method, often involving an election. Mukhtar or Mihtar is also a common name.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Kazakh
Meaning & Origin of Mukhtar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mukhtar meaning "chosen" in Arabic: المختار, is the head of a village or mahalle (neighbourhood) in many Arab countries as well as in Turkey. The name is given because mukhtars are usually selected by some consensual or participatory method, often involving an election. Mukhtar or Mihtar is also a common name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Kazakh
The Story of Mukhtar
American parents first put Mukhtar on the record books as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 13 Mukhtars were born — ranking #6,344 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Mukhtars. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 144 Mukhtars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Mukhtar
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mukhtar. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Mokhtar
- Mūhtar
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About the name Mukhtar
Mukhtar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 144 births in the dataset. Mukhtar's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #6,344. Use the chart and map above to compare Mukhtar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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