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The baby name Murat is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /muˈɾat/ (moo-RAT); Arabic form: /muˈraːd/ (moo-RAD).

Murat is Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Turkish
Pronunciation: Turkish: /muˈɾat/ (moo-RAT); Arabic form: /muˈraːd/ (moo-RAD)

What is the meaning of the name Murat ?

The baby name Murat is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /muˈɾat/ (moo-RAT); Arabic form: /muˈraːd/ (moo-RAD).

Murat is Turkish in Origin.

Murat is the Turkish form of the Arabic Murad (Murād), from the root r-w-d meaning “wish, desire, aim,” hence “the desired one” or “goal/aspiration.” Common across Turkic and Balkan communities influenced by Ottoman culture, it is pronounced moo-RAHT in Turkish. Closely related variants include Murad (Arabic, Azeri), Mourad (Maghrebi/French), and Morad (Persian/Spanish transliteration). Diminutives are rare, though Muratcan appears in modern Turkish compounds.

The name has deep imperial resonance: five Ottoman sultans bore the form Murad/Murat (I–V), anchoring its prestige from the 14th to 19th centuries and spreading it through the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Caucasus. Today it remains familiar in Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Azerbaijan, as well as among diasporas. Contemporary bearers include actor Murat Yıldırım and writer Murat Belge. Parents often choose Murat for connotations of resolve, fulfilled wishes, and purposeful ambition.

Murat has the following similar or variant Names

Murat – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM Boys 0 #2 75 614
TR 0 #5 216,998 19,440
KZ Boys 0 #13 2,011 6,578
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
GE 0 #42 3 997
AZ 0 #43 1 706
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
KZ 0 #44 49 1,452
LU 0 #63 4 2,830
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
SI 0 #75 6 1,612
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
GE Boys 0 #83 27 2,055
RS 0 #84 1 923
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
LT 0 #88 1 949
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
AZ Boys 0 #107 24 1,400
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
Austria Boys 0 #113 757 2,180
OM 0 #116 6 6,215
IQ 0 #118 12 3,533
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
RS Boys 0 #122 33 2,277
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
Germany Boys 0 #127 4,431 5,697
GR 0 #127 9 3,911
RU Boys 0 #127 1,028 12,621
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
SI Boys 0 #143 68 3,402
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
GR Boys 0 #153 123 6,912
BG Boys 0 #159 61 3,850
DK Boys 0 #164 194 7,401
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
AE 0 #167 11 10,220
AL Boys 0 #167 148 5,122
HU Boys 0 #167 8 3,954
RU 0 #173 17 3,641
Austria 0 #176 38 850
MT Boys 0 #176 4 4,064
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
DK 0 #182 22 5,198
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
LU Boys 0 #212 9 4,970
Belgium Boys 2004 #213 20 411
AL Girls 0 #225 3 4,141
NL Boys 0 #227 1,775 5,873
Germany 0 #229 245 2,542
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
IQ Boys 0 #239 740 13,071
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
HR Boys 0 #254 6 3,997
AF Boys 0 #255 16 3,535
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
JP Boys 0 #272 26 7,909
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
SA 0 #275 21 10,560
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
NL 0 #289 103 2,481
CZ Boys 0 #290 15 6,530
KZ Girls 0 #295 26 5,862
CN Boys 0 #302 18 9,639
PL Boys 0 #310 26 6,459
Canada Boys 2019 #322 6 2,618
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
JO Boys 0 #360 18 7,057
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
France Boys 2021 #378 10 2,865
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
Finland Boys 0 #382 46 2,041
YE 0 #391 8 8,639
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
SD Boys 0 #423 23 10,523
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
LY 0 #482 54 12,703
PS Boys 0 #482 67 10,655
IQ Girls 0 #485 20 11,303
RU Girls 0 #487 12 11,913
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
IR Boys 0 #529 24 10,162
BH 0 #530 24 17,937
DZ 0 #541 889 20,130
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
IL Boys 0 #571 37 10,983
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
Finland Boys 2026 #588 95 3,552
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
BD Boys 0 #597 9 10,045
BO Boys 0 #619 4 9,244
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
QA Boys 0 #642 66 18,093
IN Girls 0 #648 7 13,121
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
CL Boys 0 #652 14 13,390
SY 0 #669 60 11,684
LB 0 #684 7 13,263
IT 0 #693 22 4,183
KW Boys 0 #712 58 18,755
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
OM Boys 0 #796 86 17,948
Germany Girls 0 #801 38 4,949
TN 0 #807 23 13,765
EG Boys 0 #843 44 15,035
United States Boys 2024 #886 7 7,044
Spain Boys 0 #906 25 5,610
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
NL Girls 0 #942 14 5,933
IN Boys 0 #978 24 16,750
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,004 6 14,742
IT Boys 0 #1,005 479 10,046
SA Girls 0 #1,006 9 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,021 72 22,615
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,049 63 25,439
SA Boys 0 #1,057 630 28,008
MY Girls 0 #1,070 3 24,821
MA 0 #1,076 53 20,986
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,264 9 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,434 13 9,415

Murat is popular in 80 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Sweden
Brussels, Belgium
Flanders, Belgium

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People also ask about Murat

Murat is predominantly a boy's name.
Murat is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Turkish: /muˈɾat/ (moo-RAT); Arabic form: /muˈraːd/ (moo-RAD).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Murad, Murād, Mourad and Morad.
Yes — Murat ranked #181 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Murat ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2022).
Murat's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #392 in 2011 to #378 in 2021 in France.