Murad
Murad is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Azerbaijani, Avar.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Murad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Murad is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Azerbaijani, Avar.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Azerbaijani
- Avar
The Story of Murad
The earliest SSA record of Murad as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 7 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 56 newborns named Murad — #2,334 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Murad on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Murad ranks #2,757 for baby boys with 47 births, gradually rising (+14%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Murad
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Murad. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Murad
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About the name Murad
Murad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Murad's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,270. Use the chart and map above to compare Murad'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.