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Murat

100% boys · 8 born in 2025

Murat has been given to about 369 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 352
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Murat per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 17
  • Born in 20258
  • All time369
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Murat?

Its best year was 2014, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 5406th. The typical living American called Murat is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Murat

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Murray0.72
  2. Musa0.60
  3. Matt0.53
  4. Murphy0.51
  5. Pat0.47
  6. Morgan0.45
  7. Merritt0.46

Middle names for Murat

Ranked by flow score
  1. Murat John0.77
  2. Murat Lee0.77
  3. Murat Dean0.76
  4. Murat Bryce0.76
  5. Murat Ross0.76
  6. Murat Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Murat

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Francobrother · 0.80
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.80
  3. Samirasister · 0.79
  4. Keziahsister · 0.79
  5. Abdullahbrother · 0.79
  6. Soleilsister · 0.79

Where Murat is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Murat Anderson0.74
    2. Murat White0.72
    3. Murat Reyes0.72
    4. Murat Nguyen0.72
    5. Murat Lee0.72
    6. Murat Hill0.72

    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 Murat

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.