Given name
Fayza
“a victorious woman”
Fayza is a variant of Faizah. One African interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fayza 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 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fayza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 0 boys · 28 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,669 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,669 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Fayza
- Faiza Abou el-NagaEgyptian politicianborn 1951
- Fayza RahimEgyptian association football player (1984-)
- Fayza LamariFrench sports agent, businesswoman and handball playerborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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