Fun Facts About the Name Niza
- 148 babies named Niza: U.S. records list 148 babies given the name Niza from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Niza Mean?
Niza is a feminine given name usually explained as a spelling variant of the Hebrew name Nitza (ניצה), meaning "bud" or "blossom." The word is built on the Hebrew root נ־צ־ה (n-ts-h), which has to do with budding and flowering. The noun nitzah (נִצָּה), "blossom," appears in the Hebrew Bible in the cupbearer's dream of the vine in Genesis 40:10, and the related nitzan (ניצן), "bud," appears in the plural in Song of Songs 2:12. Taken literally, the name is simply the plant word for a blossom; ideas about renewal or spring are later symbolic readings, not part of the etymology.
Because Hebrew is written in a different alphabet, English spellings vary - Nitza, Niza, and Nitzah all stand for the same name. The closely related Hebrew names Nitzan and Nitza draw on the same root.
The Spanish and Portuguese place name Niza, the usual name for the French city of Nice, looks identical but is a different word. That place name goes back to Greek Nikaia, from nike ("victory"), and shares no origin with the Hebrew personal name. Niza also turns up occasionally as a given name in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries; whether that use is independent of the Hebrew name is not clearly established.
Niza Name History & Origins
The vocabulary behind the name is ancient Hebrew. Nitzah and nets (נֵץ) are used in the Bible for the blossoms of vines and other plants, so the word has a long life in Hebrew poetry and prophecy well before it was used to name a person.
As a personal name, Niza belongs to the modern Hebrew naming tradition. When Hebrew was revived as a spoken language in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, families in Palestine and later Israel often turned biblical words and nature terms into given names, and Nitza fits that pattern. The name therefore rests on an old word but is chiefly familiar as a personal name in modern Hebrew usage; its path into English is mostly a matter of spelling choices made by individual families.
Outside Hebrew-speaking communities the name is uncommon and appears in several spellings, which makes any single line of transmission hard to trace. It should also be kept apart from the Mediterranean place name Niza (Nice); the two are homographs rather than relatives.
How Popular is the Name Niza?
Niza 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 2000. Its best rank was #6,868 in 1991.
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 | #16,615 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #16,961 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #17,743 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #18,505 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #16,017 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #16,718 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #19,681 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #13,588 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #12,095 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #14,916 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,775 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,466 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #10,856 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #13,265 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #12,994 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,920 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #9,377 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #11,414 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #11,339 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #6,868 | 13 | 0.0007% |
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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How the Name Niza Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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