Given name & surname
Raza
“filled with hope”
Raza is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “filled with hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “filled with hope.”
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 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 386
- 386 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,367 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,367 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 914 as a first name in 2020; 4,891 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.
Raza’s family of names
In English usage, Raza has a related form in Riza. Raza has a related form in Riza. Raza has a related form in Razah.
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Around the world
Raza has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Raza
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