Murtaza
Murtaza or Morteza is a Persian male given name, ultimately derived from the Arabic Murtada.
Meaning & Origin of Murtaza
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Murtaza or Morteza is a Persian male given name, ultimately derived from the Arabic Murtada.
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The Story of Murtaza
Murtaza first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 26 Murtazas were born — ranking #4,108 that year. As of 2026, Murtaza ranks #5,136 for baby boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 417 Murtazas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Murtaza
Murtaza is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 417 births in the dataset. Murtaza's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Murtaza's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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