Mourad
Boy · moo-RAHD · Arabic
Mourad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “desired, wish”. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Mourad mean?
Arabic: French-style spelling of Murad, common in North Africa
“desired, wish”
Murad was borne by several Ottoman sultans, including Murad I and Murad IV.
- Say it
- moo-RAHD
Is Mourad a girl's or a boy's name?
Mourad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mourad in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 5 boys.
Mourad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Mourad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Mourad, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Mourad in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mourad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
Names like Mourad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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