Boys' name · since 1983
Murtaza
405 babies named Murtaza in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,085 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 405
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Murtaza currently ranks #4085 among boys' names in America, with 405 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murtaza has been recorded 405 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #4085 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #8,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,085 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 405 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murtaza ranks #8,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,085 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 405 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,085 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 405
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Murtaza's 405 recorded births place it above 80.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Murtaza compares
405 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Murtaza's all-time total is 10% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Murtaza | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 405 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Murtaza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Murtaza splits its recorded history at 2008: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Murtaza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Murtaza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (119 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Murtaza's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Murtaza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 119 births (29% of all-time use).
Murtaza by state
Where Murtaza concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.2% |
15 of 405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Murtaza's data
- Murtaza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Murtazas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Murtaza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Murtaza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.