How popular is the name Murad?

1,133 US babies were named Murad between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2016.

What careers are people named Murad over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Murads show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Murad

Murad. 1,133 US babies since 1940, peak 2016. Notable Murads are 1.9× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2016

1,133 US babies were named Murad between 1940 and 2025.

Murad around the world

Sweden: 82 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 1,006 in 2022
England & Wales: 270 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 1,153 in 2025
France: 80 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 2,933 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Murads end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.9×	Medium · 18 people
Politician	1.0×	Low · 7 people
Journalist	1.6×	Low · 6 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 3 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Murads show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Name twins (peaked around 2016)