The baby name Mojtaba is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced moj-TAH-bah (approx. English); IPA: /moʊdʒˈtɑːbə/.
Mojtaba is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Mojtaba is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced moj-TAH-bah (approx. English); IPA: /moʊdʒˈtɑːbə/.
Mojtaba is Arabic in Origin.
Mojtaba is the Persian-form given name from Arabic Mujtabā (مُجْتَبى), the passive participle of ijtabā “to choose, elect,” hence meaning “the chosen/selected (by God).” The term appears in classical Arabic literature and the Qur’an as a verb for divine election, and as an honorific it was borne by al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali, widely known as al-Mujtabā, which cemented the name’s religious prestige.
Through Persian and Shi‘i cultural spheres the name spread across Iran, Iraq, the Caucasus, and South Asia, and remains popular among Twelver Shia and other Muslim communities. Common variants and transliterations include Mujtaba (Arabic/Urdu), Mojtaba (Persian orthography), Mücteba (Turkish), and Müctəba (Azerbaijani). Related epithets with similar meaning include Murtaza/Mortaza (“chosen”), though they are distinct names. Mojtaba is consistently masculine, with no established feminine counterpart, and is often paired with theophoric middle names in regional naming traditions.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR | Boys | 0 | #43 | 8,142 | 10,162 |
| AF | 0 | #65 | 12 | 1,883 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| SD | 0 | #83 | 18 | 2,130 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| IR | 0 | #118 | 132 | 4,221 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| IQ | 0 | #127 | 7 | 3,533 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #131 | 544 | 10,523 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #157 | 127 | 3,535 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #251 | 17 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #303 | 23 | 7,401 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #330 | 446 | 13,071 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #360 | 178 | 8,334 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #394 | 49 | 2,180 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #415 | 13 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #491 | 14 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #537 | 17 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| LB | 0 | #617 | 42 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #660 | 23 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #704 | 25 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #751 | 19 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #788 | 165 | 5,697 |
| TN | 0 | #818 | 12 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #859 | 23 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #868 | 19 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2014 | #887 | 5 | 7,361 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #894 | 58 | 5,873 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,016 | 77 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| TR | 0 | #1,077 | 135 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,430 | 42 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,444 | 171 | 28,008 |
Mojtaba is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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