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The baby name Mokhtar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic IPA: /mʊxˈtɑːr/; Anglicized: /mɒkˈtɑːr/; respelling: mokh-TAHR.

Mokhtar is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: Arabic IPA: /mʊxˈtɑːr/; Anglicized: /mɒkˈtɑːr/; respelling: mokh-TAHR

What is the meaning of the name Mokhtar ?

The baby name Mokhtar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic IPA: /mʊxˈtɑːr/; Anglicized: /mɒkˈtɑːr/; respelling: mokh-TAHR.

Mokhtar is Arabic in Origin.

Mokhtar is an Arabic masculine name, from مُختار (mukhtār), the passive participle of ikhtāra “to choose.” It signifies “the chosen, selected,” and by extension “elected” or “preferred.” Common transliterations include Mukhtar (standard), Mukhtaar (Somali orthography), Muchtar, and, in Turkish, Muhtar; the Maghrebi/French-influenced form Mokhtar is widespread in North Africa. Related formations include the honorific al‑Mukhtār (“the Chosen”).

The name appears throughout the Islamic world as both given name and surname. A notable early bearer is al‑Mukhtār al‑Thaqafī (7th century), a Kufan leader whose revolt left a lasting imprint on Arabic historiography. Through Ottoman Turkish, muhtar became the term for a village headman, reinforcing the sense of being “elected.” Mokhtar remains popular across the Arab world, the Sahel and Horn of Africa, and South and Central Asia, appreciated for its dignified meaning and straightforward pronunciation.

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Mokhtar – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
DZ 0 #77 10,927 20,130
SD 0 #87 14 2,130
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
KW 0 #115 7 5,216
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
YE 0 #124 459 8,639
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
EG Boys 0 #138 4,952 15,035
SD Boys 0 #150 471 10,523
TN 0 #159 3,296 13,765
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
MT Boys 0 #176 4 4,064
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
Sweden Boys 2012 #186 2 1,395
AF Boys 0 #208 64 3,535
MA 0 #216 5,303 20,986
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
LY 0 #235 382 12,703
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
EG 0 #259 167 6,387
SA 0 #261 35 10,560
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
MY 0 #301 30 12,352
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
DK Boys 0 #312 14 7,401
IR Boys 0 #319 288 10,162
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
MY Boys 0 #331 1,314 25,439
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
JO Boys 0 #340 38 7,057
SD Girls 0 #352 7 7,678
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
France Boys 2021 #380 8 2,865
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
Finland Boys 0 #413 15 2,041
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
Austria Boys 0 #431 12 2,180
IR Girls 0 #519 12 8,334
PS Boys 0 #519 30 10,655
IQ Girls 0 #521 5 11,303
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
LB 0 #560 99 13,263
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
IQ Boys 0 #579 89 13,071
IL Boys 0 #581 27 10,983
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
BD Boys 0 #597 9 10,045
QA Boys 0 #619 89 18,093
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
KW Boys 0 #660 110 18,755
SG Boys 0 #660 38 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #670 13 3,552
SY 0 #679 50 11,684
Spain Boys 0 #729 205 5,610
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
OM Boys 0 #811 71 17,948
SA Boys 0 #847 982 28,008
NL Boys 0 #867 85 5,873
EG Girls 0 #881 79 14,742
Germany Boys 0 #894 59 5,697
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
AE Boys 0 #960 133 22,615
IN Boys 0 #967 35 16,750
MY Girls 0 #970 25 24,821
IT Boys 0 #982 508 10,046
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
TR 0 #1,179 33 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,269 4 25,619

Mokhtar is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:

France
AE
AF
Austria
AZ

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People also ask about Mokhtar

Mokhtar is predominantly a boy's name, used for boys.
Mokhtar is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Arabic IPA: /mʊxˈtɑːr/; Anglicized: /mɒkˈtɑːr/; respelling: mokh-TAHR.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mukhtar, Mokhtar, Muchtar, Mukhtaar and Moktar.
Yes, very popular — Mokhtar ranked #74 in AF in 0, and appears in official birth registries across 53 countries.
Mokhtar ranks highest in AF (#74 in 0).
Mokhtar's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #411 in 2011 to #380 in 2021 in France.