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How popular is the name Mukhtar?

Births per year, rank history and how many Mukhtars are alive today.

Mukhtar (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 4275th in 2025 and given to 4 babies. The name peaked in 2002, when 10 babies were given the name, the 1411th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2013, with 9 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2002; the 2025 figure is roughly 40% of its peak.

The Mukhtar you are most likely to meet is around 21 years old - or else around 4: the name has two living generations. Half of all Mukhtars born in England and Wales are between 13 and 30, and there are at least 210 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Mukhtar - on average, only one in every 1,443 such rooms contains a Mukhtar.

How many babies are named Mukhtar each year?

035810200020201996: 71997: 51999: 42000: 52001: 82002: 102003: 52004: 82005: 82006: 92007: 72008: 82009: 72010: 72011: 62012: 42013: 92014: 52016: 32018: 82020: 32021: 62022: 52023: 62024: 52025: 4actual

Where does Mukhtar rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,5911997: ranked 2,0221999: ranked 2,4252000: ranked 2,1422001: ranked 1,5952002: ranked 1,4112003: ranked 2,4702004: ranked 1,8782005: ranked 1,9912006: ranked 1,8922007: ranked 2,4352008: ranked 2,2762009: ranked 2,5442010: ranked 2,6292011: ranked 2,8922012: ranked 3,9872013: ranked 2,2162014: ranked 3,3622016: ranked 4,8102018: ranked 2,4452020: ranked 4,6082021: ranked 3,0172022: ranked 3,4502023: ranked 3,1132024: ranked 3,6892025: ranked 4,275

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Mukhtar per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 10 in 2002
Mukhtar: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Mukhtar most popular?

Mukhtar peaked in 2002, when 10 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Mukhtar?

At least 210 people named Mukhtar born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Mukhtar?

Most living Mukhtars are between 13 and 30; the most common age is about 21. There is a second cluster around 4.

Is Mukhtar becoming more or less popular?

Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2002 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.






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