Morad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moh-RAHD
- Origin
- Arabic
Morad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “desire, wish”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Morad mean?
Arabic: North African spelling of Murad, from Arabic murad 'desired'
“desire, wish”
A North African spelling of Murad, Arabic for desire or aim, borne by several Ottoman sultans.
Is Morad a girl's or a boy's name?
Morad is a boys' name.
How popular is Morad in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Morad in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Morad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Morad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmad, Murad, Hamza, Mustafa, Musa, Fahad, Zahir, Amir, Asad, Zayd, Mahmoud
Names related to Morad
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Morad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morad, updated 20 October 2026.