Alireza
A masculine name of Persian origin meaning "high servant of God".
Name Census estimates that about 225 living Americans carry the first name Alireza. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alireza today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alireza births was 1980 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alireza. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
225
~ 1 in 1,523,353 Americans
Peak year
1980
19 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2019 SSA rank
#12,222
Tracked since 1977
Popularity
Alireza: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alireza from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 96 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Alireza remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alireza by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alireza during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alirezas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Alireza
The name Alireza has its origins in the Persian language, which is spoken in Iran and parts of Central Asia. It is a combination of two Persian words: "Ali" and "Reza."
Ali is a popular name in the Islamic world, derived from the name of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth caliph of Islam. The name Ali is believed to have been derived from the Arabic word "al-ali," meaning "the exalted one" or "the highest."
Reza, on the other hand, is a Persian name meaning "satisfaction" or "contentment." It is a shortened form of the name Abdur Reza, which means "servant of the satisfier" or "servant of the contented one."
The name Alireza has been in use for centuries in the Persian-speaking world, and it has been borne by several notable historical figures. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is Alireza Qomi, a renowned Persian scholar and poet who lived in the 15th century.
Another prominent figure with the name Alireza was Alireza Eftekhari, a prominent Iranian philosopher and writer who lived in the 19th century. He is known for his contributions to the intellectual and cultural movements of his time.
In the 20th century, Alireza Pahlavi was a member of the Iranian royal family and the younger son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. He was born in 1966 and lived in exile after the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh is a contemporary Iranian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch football. He was born in 1993 and has represented the Iranian national team.
Another notable individual with the name Alireza is Alireza Firouzja, an Iranian chess grandmaster who is widely regarded as one of the brightest young talents in the game. He was born in 2003 and became the youngest ever chess grandmaster from Iran at the age of 14.
People
Alireza + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alireza: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alireza?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 225 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alireza going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,523,353 US residents.
Is Alireza a common name?
We classify Alireza as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 233 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alireza most popular?
The single biggest year for Alireza was 1980, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alireza is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Alireza a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alireza in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.