Mukhtar is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “chosen.” In England & Wales it was given to 4 boys in 2025.
Mukhtar belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “chosen” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Mukhtar first appears in Social Security records in 1984. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6584 in 2018, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 144 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Mukhtar means “chosen” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Mukhtar is a boy name. In England & Wales, 4 babies received the name in 2025.
Mukhtar comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Mukhtar first appears in US records in 1984. Its best-ever ranking was #6584 in 2018, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Mukhtar is pronounced /ˈmʊktɑː/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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