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Mujtaba

Boy

Meaning of Mujtaba: Arabic: 'the chosen one'

Mujtaba is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7079th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7079

11 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

390

First recorded 1987 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 18 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 17 babies2019: 12 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 10 babies2022: 12 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 11 babies
US babies named Mujtaba per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 23.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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