Given name
Faizah
“a victorious woman”
Faizah is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Faizah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 342
- 0 boys · 342 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,755 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,755 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 401 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.
Faizah’s family of names
Faizah has a related form in Faiza. Faizah has a related form in Fauzia. Faizah has a related form in Fawzia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Faizavariant
- Fawziavariant
- Fayzavariant
- Fauziavariant
- Fathiavariant
- Feyzavariant
- Fee'izavariant
- Fawziyyahvariant
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