Murtaza is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “the favored one.” In 2024 it was given to 18 boys in the United States.
Murtaza belongs to the Muslim & Arabic and Persian tradition. Its meaning — “the favored one” — 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, Murtaza first appears in Social Security records in 1983. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4182 in 2023, and in 2024 18 babies received the name — 379 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Murtaza means “the favored one” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Murtaza is a boy name. In 2024, 18 babies received the name in the US.
Murtaza comes from the Muslim & Arabic and Persian tradition.
Murtaza first appears in US records in 1983. Its best-ever ranking was #4182 in 2023, and 18 babies were given the name in 2024.
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