How popular is the name Faiza?

1,059 US babies were named Faiza between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2017.

What careers are people named Faiza over-represented in?

Among notable women who are writers, Faizas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Faiza

Q: How common is the spelling Faiza?

The most common spelling: 76% of Faizas use it.

Faiza. 1,059 US babies since 1940, peak 2017. Notable Faizas are 1.3× over-represented as writers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2017

1,059 US babies were named Faiza between 1940 and 2025.

Faiza around the world

France: 3,130 babies since 1900, peak 1983, No. 865 in 2025
England & Wales: 1,297 babies since 1996, peak 2004, No. 951 in 2025
Sweden: 31 babies since 1998, peak 2014, No. 1,086 in 2022
Belgium: 24 babies since 1995, peak 2003

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Faizas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Writer	1.3×	Low · 4 people
Politician	1.1×	Low · 3 people
Actor	0.9×	Low · 2 people
Journalist	1.2×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are writers, Faizas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 76% of Faizas use it

Faiza 76%
Faizah 24%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2017)