Murat
Boy · moo-RAHT · Arabic
Murat is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “wish, desire”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Murat mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Murad
“wish, desire”
Turkish spelling of Murad, the name of several Ottoman sultans including Murad I and Murad II.
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- moo-RAHT
Is Murat a girl's or a boy's name?
Murat is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Murat in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Murat, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 boys.
2025 had more boys named Murat than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Murat in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Murat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Murat in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Murat, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Murat in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Murat in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
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