The baby name Morad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /muˈrɑd/ or /moˈrɑd/ (MU-rad or MO-rad).
Morad is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Morad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /muˈrɑd/ or /moˈrɑd/ (MU-rad or MO-rad).
Morad is Arabic in Origin.
Morad is an Arabic and Persian male given name, from murād (مراد), the passive participle of arāda “to want,” meaning “wish, aim, the desired one” or “that which is sought.” Through Persian and Ottoman usage it spread widely across the Islamic world and into neighboring languages; in Sufi literature, murād can evoke the spiritual goal or the beloved sought by the seeker.
Historically borne by rulers - most famously the Ottoman sultans known in English as Murad I–V - the name appears in many transliterations: Murad (standard Arabic), Mourad (French-influenced Maghrebi), Morad (common in Iran and North Africa), Turkish Murat, and Armenian Moorad. It occurs as both given name and surname, including among Mizrahi Jewish families from Arabic-speaking lands. The name’s steady use from medieval courts to modern diasporas keeps its sense of aspiration and fulfillment vivid for contemporary parents.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LY | 0 | #51 | 1,749 | 12,703 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| MA | 0 | #57 | 33,446 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #73 | 11,787 | 20,130 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #73 | 1,298 | 7,057 |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| JO | 0 | #94 | 44 | 2,158 | |
| YE | 0 | #97 | 582 | 8,639 | |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #118 | 4 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #123 | 976 | 10,655 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| IQ | 0 | #125 | 9 | 3,533 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #157 | 1,029 | 10,983 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #174 | 6 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #189 | 2,651 | 15,035 |
| PS | 0 | #190 | 29 | 5,692 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| SY | 0 | #236 | 1,063 | 11,684 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| IL | 0 | #242 | 33 | 6,291 | |
| TN | 0 | #247 | 1,640 | 13,765 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #257 | 14 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| SA | 0 | #270 | 26 | 10,560 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #286 | 167 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 539 | 13,071 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #306 | 20 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #306 | 20 | 7,570 |
| EG | 0 | #311 | 91 | 6,387 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #317 | 290 | 10,162 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #353 | 6 | 7,678 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #382 | 6 | 2,865 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #385 | 12 | 15,987 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #400 | 7 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #424 | 19 | 2,180 |
| Spain | 0 | #431 | 22 | 2,326 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #432 | 695 | 5,610 |
| LB | 0 | #457 | 209 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #472 | 33 | 11,303 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #487 | 90 | 10,045 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #499 | 25 | 10,981 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #517 | 14 | 8,334 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #520 | 34 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #544 | 10 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #580 | 38 | 11,648 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #602 | 106 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #610 | 160 | 18,755 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #651 | 1,141 | 10,046 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #664 | 19 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #682 | 16 | 17,960 |
| IT | 0 | #689 | 26 | 4,183 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #759 | 123 | 17,948 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #761 | 1,197 | 28,008 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #796 | 156 | 5,873 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #856 | 97 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #861 | 99 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #869 | 225 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #876 | 60 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #892 | 7 | 7,187 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| TR | 0 | #934 | 287 | 19,440 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #965 | 19 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 54 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,429 | 18 | 9,415 |
Morad is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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