Fun Facts About the Name Faizah
- 341 babies named Faizah: U.S. records list 341 babies given the name Faizah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Faizah Mean?
Faizah is an Arabic feminine name meaning "victorious" or "successful." It comes from the Arabic root f-y-z, which carries the sense of winning, succeeding, or being granted victory. The name is the feminine form of Faiz (also written Fa'iz), an active participle from that root; the ending -ah marks the feminine. In Arabic script the name is usually written فائزة, and its literal sense is "a woman who has won or succeeded." The broader idea of success can be understood in ordinary or religious terms, but that is an application of the root meaning rather than a separate etymology.
Faizah Name History & Origins
Faizah belongs to the group of Arabic personal names formed from active participles. Its masculine counterpart, Faiz or Fa'iz, follows the active-participle pattern fā'il; the feminine adds the ending written ة (ta marbuta), which is transliterated as -ah or -a. That ending explains the two common English spellings, Faizah and Faiza. The Arabic script form is فائزة; a spelling with ي, فايزة, also occurs, corresponding to fāyizah rather than fā'izah. The name is traditional in Arabic-speaking societies and has also been used in South Asian Muslim communities and in Turkey, where the related form Faize appears. It is not a compound name or a diminutive; its use rests on the participle's meaning.
How Popular is the Name Faizah?
Faizah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #6,459 in 1987.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,755 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,590 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #8,625 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #9,921 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #16,022 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,993 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #6,810 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #10,053 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #8,961 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #9,621 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #13,454 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,404 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,807 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #9,279 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #13,823 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #8,587 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #9,676 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #9,746 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #11,755 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,667 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #10,982 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #16,575 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #9,046 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,444 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #8,201 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #9,763 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #12,957 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,945 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #7,684 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #9,864 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #12,253 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,823 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #11,847 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,459 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #10,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #9,454 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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