Recorded 1977–2020 Boys' name Peak 1979 171 births

Morad — boys' name

171 babies named Morad in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s291990s372000s242010s542020s7
2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Morad was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Morad in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morad

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Morad between 1977 and 2020, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morad performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Morad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 171 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Morad at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

171

Since 1977

44 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1977

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2020

Morad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1977

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Morad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
54 births that decade — 32% of Morad's all-time total
1970s201980s291990s372000s242010s542020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morad?
171 babies have been named Morad since 1977. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Morad most popular?
Morad was most popular in the 2010s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Morad been used?
Morad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 44 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Morad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morris, Morgan, Morton, Mordechai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.