Given name & surname · also Hungarian
Reza
“one who is content”
Reza is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “one who is content.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “one who is content.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hungarian.
How it developed
Reza is used as a form of Theresa.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,215
- 1,206 boys · 9 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #2,635 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,635 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,929 as a first name in 2020; 6,468 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.
Reza’s family of names
Reza is a form of Theresa. In English usage, Reza has a related form in Riza. Reza has a related form in Rezia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Reza
- Reza ShahShah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty1878–1944
- Reza Pahlavilast crown prince of Afghanistan (born 1960)
- Reza Hosseini NassabIranian grand ayatollahborn 1959
- Reza GhoochannejhadIranian footballer (born 1987)
- Reza AbbasiPersian painter (1565-1635)
- Reza AslanIranian-American author, commentatorborn 1972
- Reza DeghatiIranian photographer and journalist naturalized Frenchborn 1952
- Reza EnayatiIranian footballerborn 1976
- Reza HaghighiIranian footballerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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