Murat is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “wish and mud, marsh.” In 2024 it was given to 7 boys in the United States.
Murat belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “wish and mud, marsh” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Murat first appears in Social Security records in 1966. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4261 in 1969, and in 2024 7 babies received the name — 361 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Murat means “wish and mud, marsh” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Murat is a boy name. In 2024, 7 babies received the name in the US.
Murat comes from the Turkish tradition.
Murat first appears in US records in 1966. Its best-ever ranking was #4261 in 1969, and 7 babies were given the name in 2024.
Murat is pronounced /mʊˈɹɑt/ (IPA).
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