Murtaza leaps off the tongue like a fiery salsa beat. It rolls out as mur-TAH-zah with a playful pop. His roots lie in Arabic, where his name means “chosen one.” He even carries a noble echo from Ali the Great, who was honored as Murtaza—the approved and beloved. In the United States he’s a charismatic underdog, with 18 newborns in 2024 and a rank of 906. He rises and dips on the charts like a carnival float riding high on a wave of celebration. Murtaza brings warmth, strength, and a spark of joy wherever he goes.
| Murtaza Bhutto was a Pakistani politician and leftist militant leader who opposed Zia-ul-Haq's military regime. |
| Murtaza Ali Khan Bahadur was the titular Nawab of Rampur from 1966 until his death in 1982. |
| Murtaza Razvi was a senior Pakistani journalist at Dawn newspaper in Karachi. |
| Murtaza Trunkwala is an Indian cricketer who made his first-class debut for Maharashtra in 2016. |