# Reza (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/reza/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “satisfaction”, “fulfillment”, “to be pleased”, “to be satisfied” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɛz.ə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,215 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,206 / 9 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 156, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian رِضَا (rezâ), from Classical Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, “satisfaction, fulfillment”), verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya, “to be pleased; to be satisfied”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 11,063 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 7,395 |
| 2012 | 17 | 5,440 |
| 2013 | 39 | 2,940 |
| 2014 | 34 | 3,287 |
| 2015 | 20 | 4,853 |
| 2016 | 29 | 3,752 |
| 2017 | 22 | 4,566 |
| 2018 | 31 | 3,589 |
| 2019 | 37 | 3,180 |
| 2020 | 35 | 3,256 |
| 2021 | 39 | 3,108 |
| 2022 | 42 | 2,985 |
| 2023 | 46 | 2,793 |
| 2024 | 40 | 3,089 |
| 2025 | 50 | 2,635 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 2,400 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2,734 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,125 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,529 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2,671 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## People named Reza

- Reza Asadi, association football player
- Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, badminton player
- Reza Sixo Safai, American actor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.