Murad

maleStatistical record

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

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

Murad: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,410 in 2004, and it stood at #1,675 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1410highest recorded position
6groupings 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	#1458
1997	#2859
1998	#2074
1999	#1664
2000	#1889
2001	#1746
2002	#2005
2003	#2189
2004	#1410
2006	#2538
2007	#3589
2009	#2837
2010	#1911
2011	#2194
2012	#3039
2013	#1539
2014	#2459
2015	#3004
2016	#2175
2017	#2052
2018	#2112
2019	#1587
2020	#1635
2021	#2493
2022	#1534
2023	#1610
2024	#1675

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 27 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 #1458 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: #1410 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Murad 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 Murad in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	23	4 of 10	6
2000s	53	8 of 10	7
2010s	101	10 of 10	10
2020sbusiest	68	5 of 10	14

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 14 births a year.

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

Murad 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: #1410 in England and Wales in 2004.

Murad'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	#1675	15	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1610	15	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1534	16	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2493	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1635	14	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1587	15	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2112	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2052	11	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2175	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2459	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1539	15	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2194	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1911	11	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1410	12	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2005	6	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1746	7	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1889	6	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2074	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1458	8	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 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,410, first reached in 2004.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in England and Wales in 2022.

Its record falls into 3 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 →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,675position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
16births registered in its largest year, 2022Under 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.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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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.

Hassaan · #1410, 26y
Nusayba · #1410, 24y
Sohan · #1410, 25y
Wiliam · #1410, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Hassaan · #1410, 26y
Husam · #1410, 20y
Nusayba · #1410, 24y
Sohan · #1410, 25y

Murad 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 Murad without appearing here.

Murad moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1610 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1675 and #5119.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2837 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #1539 and #4685.
Barry Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2493 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1534 and #4001.
Grant Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2493 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1534 and #4001.

Moved ahead of Murad

Theodor Compare
In 2006 they stood at #2538 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3589 and #1440.
Tadhg Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1458 and #2357 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2859 and #1174.
Arlo Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1746 and #1949 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #2005 and #848.
Hunter Compare
In 2005 they stood at #1410 and #1878 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #2538 and #1643.

Moved the opposite way to Murad

Kelly Compare
Between 1997 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Murad went from #2859 to #1610 while Kelly went from #1454 to #3523.

Moved the same way as Murad

Cooper Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Murad went from #2859 to #1675 and Cooper from #2022 to #139.
Kim Compare
Between 1996 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Murad went from #1458 to #3004 and Kim from #1168 to #4747.
Tayla Compare
Between 1996 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Murad went from #1458 to #3004 and Tayla from #1458 to #4747.
Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Murad went from #3589 to #1675 and Matheo from #4333 to #1517.

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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: #1410 in England and Wales in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Murad

Murad at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Murad by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Murad appears in

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Murad at a glance

Murad by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Murad appears in

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Murad and the names beside it

Murad moved ahead of

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