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Reza

Boy

Meaning of Reza: Persian: 'contentment' or 'satisfaction'

Reza is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2577th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2577

50 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,215

First recorded 1966 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 24 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 23 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 21 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 39 babies2014: 34 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 51 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 50 babies
US babies named Reza per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 51.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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