Given name & surname
Arza
“cedar panels”
Arza is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “cedar panels.”
Original Hebrewארצא
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “cedar panels.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'eres (ארץ), “earth.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Arza appears in 1 Kings 16:9.
From biblical name research
Arza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 44
- 33 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 117 as a first name in 2020; 184 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arza’s family of names
Arza has a related form in Ariza. Arza has a related form in Arzice. Arza has a related form in Arzit.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Abrám
Abrám is a given name from Hebrew. It is used in Irish.
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