Aziza
Feminine · “mighty”
Aziza is mighty and beloved at once in Arabic — the same root gives both, because what is powerful and what is dear are one word.
How old is the name Aziza?
Aziza first appears in US birth records in 1973 — 52 years ago. The typical Aziza alive today was born around 2006, making them about 19 years old. About 2,000 people named Aziza are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Aziza most popular?
Aziza peaked in 1978, reaching #2092 nationally. Today it ranks #2438, 346 places below that high. See the whole 1978 chart.
Where it comes from
From aziz to Aziza
The story of Aziza
The root behind Aziza ties power to preciousness — a thing is dear because it is rare and strong. Al-Aziz is among the ninety-nine names of God. Aziza is standard across Arabic and Swahili naming and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
mighty, precious, beloved
From the Arabic aziza, the feminine of aziz, from the root '-z-z, which carries strength, rarity and preciousness together. Al-Aziz is a divine name. The Hebrew oz, 'strength', is a cognate. The Arabic is documented.
How the name formed
- aziz
- aziza
- Aziza
Related forms: عزيزة · Aziza · Azize
Pronouncing Aziza
ah-ZEE-zah
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Arabic gives the initial ayin a throat sound English lacks.
Nicknames for Aziza
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1973
- Most girls named
- 202373 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2092reached in 1978
- Change vs 2024
- +30.4%73 in 2025, from 56
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Aziza in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- عزيزة in Arabic — transliteration
- Aziza in Swahili — same name
- Azize in Turkish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, Texas.
Azizas among us
people named Aziza are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 22,017 born in 2025 was named Aziza
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Dorothye test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Aziza's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Dorothye climbed just as high around 1923, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Dorothye's path sketches the road Aziza is walking now.
Aziza sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Aziza is headed
Aziza should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Aziza beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Aziza in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the same root means mighty and beloved is a first-rate piece of Arabic.
- It relates to one of the divine names.
- Three syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- The initial consonant is not reproducible in English.
- It reads as specifically Arabic or Swahili.
- It will need spelling out every time.
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Feminine · #2438 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Azizas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,000 people named Aziza are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Aziza in 2025?
- Aziza ranks #2438 among US girl names in 2025, with 73 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Aziza?
- About 1 in every 22,017 US girls born in 2025 was named Aziza — 73 in all.
- Will my child share the name Aziza with classmates?
- Aziza will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Aziza
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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