US rank #4488 Boys' name Peak 2018 238 births

Mourad — #4488 US boys' name

238 babies named Mourad in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s72010s1242020s83
#4488
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Mourad was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

23 babies were named Mourad in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mourad

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Mourad between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mourad currently holds the #4488 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mourad performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mourad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Mourad in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mourad 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 238 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.

Mourad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

238

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2018

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,488

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mourad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
23
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015201219991990 7

Mourad by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
124 births that decade — 52% of Mourad's all-time total
1990s242000s72010s1242020s83

Mourad by state

Where Mourad concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mourad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 7.1%
#2 Florida
6 2.5%
#3 New York
5 2.1%
California share of Mourad's total US births 7.1%
Even split

17 of 238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mourad?
238 babies have been named Mourad since 1990. It currently ranks #4488 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 23 births.
When was Mourad most popular?
Mourad was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Mourad most popular?
The top states for the name Mourad are California (17 births), Florida (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Mourad been used?
Mourad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mourad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Moussa, Mouhamed, Mousa, Mouhamadou, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.