Ziza
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Ziza is a biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "splendor" or "abundance"
A female name· listed as female by the registers that count names by sex
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 24 countries · latest register: Ministere de l'Interieur, 2025
/zizɐ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Ziza is a female given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Brazil than in any other country.
- BRBrazil1 in 321K(measured from records)
- XKKosovo≈1 in 3.7K
- GAGabon≈1 in 108K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Brazil (measured from records)
- Record sources
- 56 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 3.7K (inferred from the name graph)
659 people, 2022
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Kosovo, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Ziza is a biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "splendor" or "abundance". While it was a masculine name in the Bible, it is sometimes used for girls in modern times. It is a rare and energetic-sounding name.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Ziza counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Brazil | 659 | 1 in 321K | 841 | Ziza | 52 |
| XK Kosovo | ≈530 est. | ≈1 in 3.7K | 751 | — | 1 |
| DZ Algeria | ≈380 est. | ≈1 in 113K | — | Ziza | 5 |
| CI Côte d’Ivoire | ≈140 est. | ≈1 in 204K | 172 | — | — |
| MA Morocco | ≈130 est. | ≈1 in 271K | — | Ziza | 19 |
| PT Portugal | ≈65 est. | ≈1 in 159K | — | Ziza | 4 |
| GA Gabon | ≈21 est. | ≈1 in 108K | 8 | — | — |
| SI Slovenia | 12 | 1 in 175K | 12 | — | 2 |
659 people counted by IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror), 2022. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); Brasil.IO genero-nomes (IBGE Censo 2010 mirror, CC-BY-SA); ASK Kosovo — Kërko Emrin (Name Search); nomprenoms.ci — ranked Ivorian surname frequencies; SURS — resident population given names; Ministere de l'Interieur — 2025 candidate lists (local + legislative). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Ziza is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
The Hebrew name Ziza (זִיזָא) is generally understood to mean "splendor," "brightness," or "prominence". It may be derived from the Hebrew root 'ziyz' (זִיז), signifying abundance or that which is prominent.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The Hebrew name Ziza is understood to mean "splendor," "brightness," or "abundance." Some scholars suggest it may derive from a root word signifying prominence or could be a term of endearment.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The inclusion of Ziza in the biblical genealogies serves as a theological affirmation of God's faithfulness in preserving the lineages of the tribes of Israel. It demonstrates that every individual, however briefly mentioned, has a place within the historical and covenantal community of God's people.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
splendor; flor ziz (botan.)
as a nameDicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,…
In English, Biblical name
as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
How to address them
(machine-generated)A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence
(measured from records)36 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 24 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI Côte d’Ivoire | nomprenoms.ci — ranked Ivorian surname frequencies | — | 172 | #2,451 |
| GA Gabon | Ministere de l'Interieur — 2025 candidate lists (local + legislative) | 2025 | 8 | #87 |
Reference works 2
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Ziza mean?
- Recorded meaning: Ziza is a biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "splendor" or "abundance".
- Where does the name Ziza come from?
- Ziza is a biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "splendor" or "abundance". While it was a masculine name in the Bible, it is sometimes used for girls in modern times. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- How do you pronounce Ziza?
- A machine transcription gives /zizɐ/ (IPA) for Portuguese.
- Is Ziza a male or female name?
- Ziza is a female name. National registers that list it by sex list it as female: Brazil (Brasil.IO genero-nomes (IBGE Censo 2010 mirror, CC-BY-SA)), Kosovo (ASK Kosovo) and United States (Census Bureau, 2020).
- In which country does Ziza have the most bearers?
- In Brazil, the national register counted about 659 people named Ziza, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled ziza.
- How common is the name Ziza?
- In Brazil, the national register counted 659 people named Ziza in 2022, about 1 in 321 thousand residents.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/zizaThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ziza”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.