Fun Facts About the Name Raza
- 386 babies named Raza: U.S. records list 386 babies given the name Raza from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Raza Mean?
Raza is an Urdu form of the Arabic name Riḍā, which means "contentment," "satisfaction," or "approval." It comes from the Arabic noun riḍā (رضا), a word for being pleased or satisfied and, by extension, for approval or consent.
In Islamic usage, riḍā can also refer to God's approval or good pleasure; this is a customary religious sense rather than a separate etymology. The Arabic form is usually transliterated Rida, while Reza reflects Persian pronunciation and Raza reflects Urdu pronunciation, in which the Arabic letter ḍād is pronounced as z.
Raza Name History & Origins
The name goes back to the Arabic noun riḍā, which was adopted as a personal name in Muslim societies. Its spelling and pronunciation changed as it passed into other languages: Arabic Rida, Persian Reza, Urdu Raza, and Turkish Rıza. These are forms of the same Arabic word, not separate names with independent origins.
The Persian form Reza is closely associated with ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā (d. 818), the eighth Imam in Twelver Shiʿi Islam, whose shrine is in Mashhad. Al-Riḍā is his title, rendered as Reza in Persian. In South Asia, Raza is the common Urdu form and is used as a given name and surname.
How Popular is the Name Raza?
Raza 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 1995. Its best rank was #4,009 in 1995.
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 | #6,367 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #6,090 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,152 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #11,993 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #9,502 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,570 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,085 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #10,490 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,493 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #13,741 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #6,237 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #11,805 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,482 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #7,432 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #10,532 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #7,470 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #9,677 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #6,680 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #6,530 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #6,024 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #8,155 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,029 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #9,391 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #6,425 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,146 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #6,716 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #8,516 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,720 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,937 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #5,878 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #4,009 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #6,838 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,686 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,562 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #7,117 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,302 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,622 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #6,767 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,413 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #6,226 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,082 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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 Raza Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are a law unto itself. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You are tolerant and like to help humanity. You are very active. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time, energy, and sympathetic understanding. You have tolerance and acceptance of the frailties of others. Universal and humanitarian in outlook. This is very compassionate name. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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