Given name
Faiza
“a victorious woman”
Faiza is a variant of Faizah. One African interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Faiza is a variant of Faizah. One African interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Faiza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,059
- 0 boys · 1,059 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #4,103 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,103 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 2017. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,911 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Faiza
- Faiza Jama MohamedWomen's rights activistborn 1958
- Faïza GuèneFrench writerborn 1985
- Faiza Al-KharafiKuwaiti chemistborn 1946
- Princess Faiza of EgyptEgyptian Royal1923–1994
- Faïza TsabetAlgerian volleyball playerborn 1985
- Faiza IbrahimGhanaian footballerborn 1990
- Faïza AissahineAlgerian judokaborn 1993
- Faiza HasanPakistani actress (born 1982)
- Faïza KefiTunisian politicianborn 1949
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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