Boys' name · since 2007

Muktar

33 babies named Muktar in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,221 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Muktar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 33 have been recorded since 2007.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muktar has been recorded 33 times among boys since 2007, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2020.

  • #25,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 33 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muktar ranks #25,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,221 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Muktar's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Muktar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Muktar splits its recorded history at 2011: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Muktar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
7
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200720092010201120192020 5

Muktar by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Muktar's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Muktar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Muktar?
33 babies have been named Muktar since 2007. All-time, it sits at #25,221 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 7 births.
Where does Muktar sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muktar ranks #25,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Muktar most popular?
Muktar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Muktar been used?
Records for Muktar go back to 2007, giving 14 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Muktar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mukund, Mukhtar, Mukhammad, Mukul, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Muktar's data

  • Muktar's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Muktar

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Muktar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Muktar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Muktar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.