Faiza
Faiza is a female Arabic name meaning "successful, victorious, beneficial". Variants include: Faizah, Faiza, Fayzah, Fayza, Feyza, Faeyza, Faeyzah, Faihza, Faaiza, Faaizah, Fiza, Faisa, Fayeza, Fayiza, Faeeza; and related to the male names Faiz, Faizan, and Fayez. Faiza (فائزة) is derived from its root word Fa'iz (فائز) which means successful. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Faiza
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Faiza is a female Arabic name meaning "successful, victorious, beneficial". Variants include: Faizah, Faiza, Fayzah, Fayza, Feyza, Faeyza, Faeyzah, Faihza, Faaiza, Faaizah, Fiza, Faisa, Fayeza, Fayiza, Faeeza; and related to the male names Faiz, Faizan, and Fayez. Faiza (فائزة) is derived from its root word Fa'iz (فائز) which means successful. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Faiza
The earliest SSA record of Faiza as a baby girl name dates back to 1973, when 6 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 43 newborns named Faiza — #3,550 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Faiza on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Faiza ranks #4,085 for baby girls with 35 births, gradually falling (-8%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Faiza
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About the name Faiza
Faiza is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Faiza's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #3,550. Use the chart and map above to compare Faiza's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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