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Mukhtar

100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Mukhtar has been given to about 154 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 151
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mukhtar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 13
  • Born in 202510
  • All time154
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Mukhtar?

Its best year was 2018, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6587th. The typical living American called Mukhtar is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Mukhtar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gunnar0.57
  2. Skylar0.50
  3. Oscar0.47
  4. Cesar0.47
  5. Murray0.47
  6. Musa0.47
  7. Cedar0.47

Middle names for Mukhtar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mukhtar John0.77
  2. Mukhtar Lee0.77
  3. Mukhtar Dean0.76
  4. Mukhtar Bryce0.76
  5. Mukhtar Quinn0.76
  6. Mukhtar Neal0.76

Sibling names for Mukhtar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.78
  2. Neriahsister · 0.78
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.78
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.77
  5. Ayaneither · 0.77
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.76

Where Mukhtar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Mukhtar Anderson0.74
    2. Mukhtar White0.72
    3. Mukhtar Nguyen0.72
    4. Mukhtar Lee0.72
    5. Mukhtar Hill0.72
    6. Mukhtar Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Mukhtar

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.