Eiza
Feminine
Eiza is a modern Spanish-language name with no settled origin, and its bearer's parents are said to have simply liked the sound.
How old is the name Eiza?
Eiza first appears in US birth records in 2008 — 17 years ago. The typical Eiza is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,500 people named Eiza are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Eiza most popular?
Eiza peaked in 2013, reaching #1385 nationally. Today it ranks #2099, 714 places below that high. See the whole 2013 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Eiza
Our story of Eiza is a story of four letters chosen for their sound. The name has almost no history before the Mexican actress born in 1990 who carries it, and its rise in American records follows her career rather than any older tradition. Nearby sit Eliza, from Elizabeth, and a Basque word for a hunt, but neither is documented as the source. A name can be new, and this one is; saying so is more useful than inventing a pedigree.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No established etymology. It has been linked to the Basque eiza, 'hunt', and to Eliza, but neither is documented as the source. The name is best read as a modern coinage. Sources that give it a firm meaning are not supported.
Pronouncing Eiza
AY-sah
Two syllables, stress on the first. Spanish gives the z an s sound in Latin American use.
Nicknames for Eiza
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
- 2008
- Most girls named
- 2013167 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1385reached in 2013
- Change vs 2024
- −17.6%89 in 2025, from 108
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.
Eiza in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Eiza in Spanish — same name
- Eizah in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Arizona.
Eizas among us
people named Eiza are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 18,059 born in 2025 was named Eiza
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 Kellyann test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Eiza's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Kellyann climbed just as high around 1969, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Kellyann's path sketches the road Eiza is walking now.
Eiza 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 Eiza is headed
Eiza 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.
Eiza beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Eiza in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It is genuinely rare and immediately distinctive.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk once heard.
- Four letters make it very compact.
- There is no inherited meaning and honest sources say so.
- One public figure dominates the association entirely.
- The ei spelling will need dictating every time.
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Frequently asked
- How many Eizas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,500 people named Eiza are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Eiza in 2025?
- Eiza ranks #2099 among US girl names in 2025, with 89 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Eiza?
- About 1 in every 18,059 US girls born in 2025 was named Eiza — 89 in all.
- Will my child share the name Eiza with classmates?
- Eiza will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Eiza
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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