Reza

Where Reza comes from

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”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Reza
  • Iranian Persian
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1966
    First appearance
    #3,249 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1978
    Peak, #1,596
    35 babies named Reza — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1984
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,270.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Iranian Persian [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic], variant of Riza.
Namesakes

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