Murad comes from the Arabic / Azerbaijani / Urdu tradition, meaning Wish.
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How popular is Murad?
2016peak year
The name Murad reached its peak in 2016, with 56 registrations (ranked #2359). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1971, roughly 45 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3074) today, averaging about 42 new babies per year. Murad's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,087 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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