US rank #10051 Boys' name Peak 2014 361 births

Murat — #10051 US boys' name

361 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.

1960s111970s231980s421990s422000s882010s1092020s46
#10051
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Murat was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

17 babies were named Murat in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murat

The Social Security Administration has registered 361 babies named Murat between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Murat currently holds the #10051 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murat performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Murat shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Murat in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murat 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 361 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.

Murat at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

361

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2014

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,051

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Murat popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
17
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 20242018201220061999198819741966 5

Murat by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
109 births that decade — 30% of Murat's all-time total
1960s111970s231980s421990s422000s882010s1092020s46

Murat by state

Where Murat concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Murat
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.4%
New York share of Murat's total US births 1.4%

5 of 361 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murat?
361 babies have been named Murat since 1966. It currently ranks #10051 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 17 births.
When was Murat most popular?
Murat was most popular in the 2010s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Murat most popular?
The top states for the name Murat are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Murat been used?
Murat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Murat?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Murray, Murphy, Murry, Murl, 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, 1966–2024 (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.