The baby name Alimurtaza is a Male name and is pronounced ah-LEE-mur-TAH-zah (IPA: /ɑːˈliː mʊrˈtæzə/).
The baby name Alimurtaza is a Male name and is pronounced ah-LEE-mur-TAH-zah (IPA: /ɑːˈliː mʊrˈtæzə/).
Alimurtaza is Arabic, Persian, Urdu in Origin.
Rooted in Arabic, Alimurtaza is a compound male name uniting Ali (عليّ, “lofty, exalted”) with al‑Murtaza (المرتضى, “the chosen/one with whom God is pleased”), a revered epithet of Imam ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib. As a fused form, it conveys “the exalted, the chosen,” echoing devotion to the first Shia Imam and fourth caliph.
The compound appears most in Persian- and Urdu-influenced Muslim communities, where Persianate naming favored combining honorifics; it is found across South Asia and the diaspora, and occasionally in the Middle East and East Africa. Common variants and spellings include Ali Murtaza, Ali al‑Murtaza, Al‑Murtaza, Murtaza Ali, Murtaza, Mortaza (Persian), Murtada/Murtadha (Arabic), and the short forms Ali and Murtaza. Usage functions as both a single given name and a two-part forename; its devotional tone associates it with Shia heritage while remaining familiar to Sunnis as well.
Alimurtaza is far from common. We count 27 recorded uses of it across 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Alimurtaza is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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