Given name & surname
Riza
“one who is content”·“filled with hope”
In English use, Riza has a related form in Reza. One interpretation is “one who is content.” Riza is a variant of Raza. One Arabic interpretation is “filled with hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Riza has a related form in Reza. One interpretation is “one who is content.” Riza is a variant of Raza. One Arabic interpretation is “filled with hope.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Riza is a variant of Raza. An origin associated with Raza is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Riza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 0 boys · 96 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,575 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,575 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 1,048 as a first name in 2020; 292 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.
Riza’s family of names
In English usage, Riza has a related form in Reza. Riza has a related form in Raza. Riza is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Риза.
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Around the world
Riza has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Riza
- Riza DurmisiDanish footballerborn 1994
- Riza LushtaYugoslavian footballer (1916–1997)
- Riza TalabaniKurdish poet1835–1910
- Riza SantosCanadian actressborn 1989
- Riza ZalamedaAmerican tennis playerborn 1986
- Riza SapunxhiuKosovar politician and economist1925–2008
- Riza HalimiAlbanian politicianborn 1947
- Riza ZogolliAlbanian politician
- Riza DaniAlbanian politician1884–1949
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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