MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mukhtar mean?
Mukhtar comes from Arabic mukhtār, the one chosen or selected. In Urdu administrative and legal language the word can also refer to an authorized representative.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मुख़्तार
Conventional spelling
Arabic
مختار
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मुख्तार
28,905 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
मुखतार
5,697 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mukhtar in Indian usage
31,833 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 913 records (2.9%).
- Recorded as male: 30,920 records (97.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,975 |
| 1950s | 4,010 |
| 1960s | 6,867 |
| 1970s | 7,705 |
| 1980s | 7,348 |
| 1990s | 3,319 |
| Other decades | 609 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 18,956 |
| Bihar | 6,325 |
| Jharkhand | 2,165 |
| Maharashtra | 1,472 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 991 |
| Delhi | 760 |
| Rajasthan | 545 |
| Uttarakhand | 247 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 179 |
| Other states | 193 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Mukhtar / M | 4 | 4,275 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mukhtar; Table_6, C4832 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mukhtar; Table_6, C4832
- Wiktionary: مختار ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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