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“chosen”
[ˈmoh.t̪ar] · Indonesian (nonstandard)
01 / Meaning & origin
Mokhtar is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Danish, Finnish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic مُخْتَار, with the stated meaning “chosen”.
Meaning: “chosen”
From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
France (France métropolitaine et départements-régions d'outre-mer; avant 2012 France hors Mayotte), 2025: 10 boys (rank 2182).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1900–2025 Spelling: MOKHTAR
Recorded category boys
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Source: Insee · Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
« VALEUR : fréquence arrondie au multiple de 5 le plus proche ». « La mise en place de cet arrondi, à partir de la diffusion de juillet 2025, est motivée par la variabilité de quelques unités d'une année à l'autre des fréquences et par la mise en œuvre des obligations relatives au secret statistique. » « En raison des arrondis, la somme des effectifs départementaux peut différer des effectifs régionaux ou nationaux. » Every observation is therefore valueStatus=rounded (verified: 0 rows with a count that is not a multiple of 5).
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | 5 | 1,201 | rounded |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 5 | 1,002 | rounded |
| 1957 | 10 | 734 | rounded |
| 1958 | 15 | 537 | rounded |
| 1959 | 5 | 1,296 | rounded |
| 1960 | 5 | 996 | rounded |
| 1961 | 5 | 1,560 | rounded |
| 1962 | 5 | 1,001 | rounded |
| 1963 | 5 | 1,226 | rounded |
| 1964 | 10 | 747 | rounded |
| 1965 | 5 | 936 | rounded |
| 1966 | 5 | 1,368 | rounded |
| 1967 | 5 | 991 | rounded |
| 1968 | 10 | 757 | rounded |
| 1969 | 10 | 848 | rounded |
| 1970 | 10 | 820 | rounded |
| 1971 | 25 | 596 | rounded |
| 1972 | 15 | 831 | rounded |
| 1973 | 15 | 792 | rounded |
| 1974 | 15 | 767 | rounded |
| 1975 | 20 | 684 | rounded |
| 1976 | 10 | 889 | rounded |
| 1977 | 10 | 940 | rounded |
| 1978 | 15 | 780 | rounded |
| 1979 | 10 | 980 | rounded |
| 1980 | 25 | 700 | rounded |
| 1981 | 15 | 880 | rounded |
| 1982 | 20 | 740 | rounded |
| 1983 | 25 | 727 | rounded |
| 1984 | 10 | 1,211 | rounded |
| 1985 | 15 | 987 | rounded |
| 1986 | 15 | 994 | rounded |
| 1987 | 10 | 1,176 | rounded |
| 1988 | 20 | 823 | rounded |
| 1989 | 10 | 1,345 | rounded |
| 1990 | 10 | 1,494 | rounded |
| 1991 | 10 | 1,312 | rounded |
| 1992 | 15 | 1,016 | rounded |
| 1993 | 15 | 1,152 | rounded |
| 1994 | 10 | 1,288 | rounded |
| 1995 | 10 | 1,623 | rounded |
| 1996 | 5 | 1,988 | rounded |
| 1997 | 10 | 1,877 | rounded |
| 1998 | 5 | 3,013 | rounded |
| 1999 | 5 | 2,102 | rounded |
| 2000 | 10 | 1,778 | rounded |
| 2001 | 10 | 1,737 | rounded |
| 2002 | 10 | 2,082 | rounded |
| 2003 | 15 | 1,662 | rounded |
| 2004 | 10 | 2,033 | rounded |
| 2005 | 10 | 2,293 | rounded |
| 2006 | 10 | 2,647 | rounded |
| 2007 | 15 | 1,690 | rounded |
| 2008 | 5 | 3,038 | rounded |
| 2009 | 10 | 2,312 | rounded |
| 2010 | 10 | 2,529 | rounded |
| 2011 | 5 | 4,029 | rounded |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,803 | rounded |
| 2013 | 10 | 2,777 | rounded |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,821 | rounded |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,812 | rounded |
| 2016 | 5 | 6,891 | rounded |
| 2017 | 5 | 3,707 | rounded |
| 2018 | 15 | 2,051 | rounded |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,310 | rounded |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,811 | rounded |
| 2021 | 10 | 3,214 | rounded |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,760 | rounded |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,356 | rounded |
| 2024 | 15 | 2,126 | rounded |
| 2025 | 10 | 2,182 | rounded |
Statistics count the spelling “MOKHTAR” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-07-16 · Retrieved 2026-10-14 · LO-2.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Malaysian footballer (1953-1991)
Tunisian association football player (1952–2024)
Tunisian association football player
Algerian al-Qaeda member (1972–2016)
Tunisian association football player
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
