MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Murad mean?
Murad is an Arabic word for what is desired or intended. It became a personal name through Persian and Urdu, preserving the sense of a cherished wish or goal.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मुराद
Conventional spelling
Arabic
مراد
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Murad in Indian usage
8,300 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (91.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 709 records (8.5%).
- Recorded as male: 7,591 records (91.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 309 |
| 1950s | 566 |
| 1960s | 1,004 |
| 1970s | 1,593 |
| 1980s | 2,516 |
| 1990s | 2,179 |
| Other decades | 133 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,619 |
| Rajasthan | 2,033 |
| Bihar | 1,026 |
| Maharashtra | 418 |
| Uttarakhand | 358 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 279 |
| Jharkhand | 202 |
| Punjab | 135 |
| Gujarat | 106 |
| Other states | 124 |
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 | Murad / M | 25 | 1,153 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Murad; Table_6, C1187 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Murad; Table_6, C1187
- Wiktionary: مراد ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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