Mukhtar

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mukhtar: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Mukhtar: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,411 in 2002, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1411highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1591
1997	#2022
1999	#2425
2000	#2142
2001	#1595
2002	#1411
2003	#2470
2004	#1878
2005	#1991
2006	#1892
2007	#2435
2008	#2276
2009	#2544
2010	#2629
2011	#2892
2012	#3987
2013	#2216
2014	#3362
2016	#4810
2018	#2445
2020	#4608
2021	#3017
2022	#3449
2023	#3112
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1411 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Mukhtar by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Mukhtar in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	16	3 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	75	10 of 10	8
2010s	42	7 of 10	6
2020s	25	5 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Mukhtar appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1411 in England and Wales in 2002.

Mukhtar's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3112	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2629	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1892	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1878	8	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2470	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1411	10	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1595	8	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1591	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,411, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2002.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
16 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2002Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Naiya · #1411, 24y
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Saliha · #1411, 29y
Scout · #1411, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Ruqaya · #1411, 24y
Saliha · #1411, 29y
Scout · #1411, 26y
Hassaan · #1410, 26y

Mukhtar and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Mukhtar without appearing here.

Mukhtar moved ahead of

Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2544 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2216 and #4685.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3017 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.
Shannon Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1595 and #1467 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1411 and #3225.

Moved ahead of Mukhtar

Matheo Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2445 and #2693 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #2076.
Rune Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2445 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #2228.
Gunnar Compare
In 2015 they stood at #3362 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #4810 and #2556.
Hans Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #4685 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3362 and #1819.

Moved the opposite way to Mukhtar

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mukhtar went from #1591 to #3688 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mukhtar went from #1591 to #3688 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mukhtar went from #1591 to #3688 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mukhtar went from #1591 to #3688 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Mukhtar

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mukhtar went from #1591 to #3688 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mukhtar went from #1591 to #3688 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mukhtar went from #1591 to #3688 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mukhtar went from #1591 to #3688 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1411 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Mukhtar

Mukhtar at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Mukhtar by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Mukhtar appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Mukhtar and the names beside it

Mukhtar moved ahead of

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Mukhtar at a glance

Mukhtar by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Mukhtar appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Mukhtar and the names beside it

Mukhtar moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Mukhtar

Moved the opposite way to Mukhtar

Moved the same way as Mukhtar