Boys' name · since 1966
Murat
369 babies named Murat in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,062 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 369
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Murat currently ranks #9062 among boys' names in America, with 369 babies recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Murat recorded 369 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #9062 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #9,477 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,062 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 369 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murat ranks #9,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,062 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 369 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,062 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 369
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Murat's 369 recorded births place it above 79.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Murat compares
369 49th percentile among 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
Murat's all-time total is 0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Murat | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 369 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Murat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Murat splits its recorded history at 2003: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Murat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Murat by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Murat's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Murat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (30% of all-time use).
Murat by state
Where Murat concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 369 births nationwide.
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What to do with Murat's data
- Murat's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Murats (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Murat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Murat 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.