Given name
Azizah
“one who is beloved and precious”
Azizah is a variant of Aziza. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is beloved and precious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Azizah is a variant of Aziza. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is beloved and precious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Azizah is a variant of Aziza. An origin associated with Aziza is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Azizah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 203
- 0 boys · 203 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,099 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,099 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 313 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Azizah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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