Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Murtaza is a romanization of Мұртаза. Мұртаза comes from Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Murtaza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 405
- 405 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,105 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,105 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 916 as a first name in 2020; 578 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Murtaza’s family of names
In Kazakh usage, Murtaza is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Мұртаза.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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