Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Murat

moo-RAHT · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Desired; wish
Language
Arabic
Culture
Turkish/Arab
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
royal · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#10541
2024 births7
Peak year2014
First appeared1966
Total US births361
2014 peak19661981199520102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mur
Alternate spellings
MuradMurrat
In other languages
Murat (Turkish)Murad (Arabic)Mourad (Maghreb)

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Notable people named Murat

Sultan Murad I (Ottoman)
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