Boys' name · since 1971
Murad
Murad has 1,133 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,809 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,133
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Murad is the #2809 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,133 recorded since 1971.
Murad has 1,133 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2809 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,809 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,133 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murad ranks #4,743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,809 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,133 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,809 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,133
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Murad's 1,133 recorded births place it above 89.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Murad compares
1,133 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Murad's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Murad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,133 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Murad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Murad's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Murad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Murad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (346 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Murad's strongest decade.
346 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Murad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
346 births
- 2020s
2020s
256 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 346 births (31% of all-time use).
How Murad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Murad's total volume
Murad by state
Where Murad concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 88 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 75 | 6.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
88 of 1,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Murad appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Murad's data
- Murad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (346 total births) through the 2020s (256) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Murads (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Murad
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Murad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
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, 1971–2025 (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 Murad 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.