Given name & surname
Ziza
“seasonal migration”
Ziza is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewזיזא
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ziza means “seasonal migration.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Ziza is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb zwz (זוז), “to move cyclic like a tide.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ziza appears in 1 Chronicles 4:37.
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Ziza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 105
- 0 boys · 105 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 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.
Ziza’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ziza as a surname is a transliteration of Ζήζα. In Greek usage, Ziza as a surname is a transliteration of Ζίζα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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