Shiza
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Shiza is a biblical name of Hebrew origin mentioned in the Old Testament
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ʃizə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Shiza is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Pakistan than in any other country.
- PKPakistan≈1 in 13K(inferred from the name graph)
- TZTanzania≈1 in 64K
- AEUnited Arab Emirates≈1 in 166K
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.
- Pakistan (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 78 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 13K (inferred from the name graph)
≈18,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Pakistan, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Shiza is a biblical name of Hebrew origin mentioned in the Old Testament. While rare, it is associated with strength and loyalty through its connection to the father of one of King David's mighty warriors. The name also has roots in Arabic, where it can mean 'fragrant' or 'aromatic'.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Shiza 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK Pakistan | ≈18,000 est. | ≈1 in 13K | listed | Shiza | 41 |
| TZ Tanzania | ≈910 est. | ≈1 in 64K | — | Shiza | 5 |
| US United States | 245 | 1 in 1.4M | 237 | Shiza | 78 |
| AE United Arab Emirates | ≈60 est. | ≈1 in 166K | — | Shiza | 19 |
| MY Malaysia | ≈55 est. | ≈1 in 589K | — | Shiza | 6 |
| SA Saudi Arabia | ≈49 est. | ≈1 in 699K | listed | Shiza | 12 |
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: the pk-muslim-names-cc0 register; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; the islamic-names-dictionary-2005 register. 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)
Shiza is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
The etymology of the name Shiza is uncertain, and it is often described as being of unknown derivation. Some sources suggest possible meanings such as "splendour" or "this gift".
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
A kind ofblack
as a nameDictionary of Islamic 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)
Attested in 18 sources across 14 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 237 | #33,663 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 19 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2006 | 14 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2010 | 13 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2008 | 13 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2011 | 11 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2023 | 10 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2021 | 10 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2014 | 10 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2024 | 9 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2009 | 9 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2007 | 9 | — |
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Shiza mean, and where does it come from?
- Shiza is a biblical name of Hebrew origin mentioned in the Old Testament. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- How do you pronounce Shiza?
- A machine transcription gives /ʃizə/ (IPA) for English.
- Is Shiza a male or female name?
- Shiza is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Shiza have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 18 thousand people named Shiza in Pakistan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled shiza.
- How common is the name Shiza?
- In the United States, the national register counted 245 people named Shiza in 2020, about 1 in 1.4 million residents.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/shizaThe 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, “Shiza”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.