Jaziyah
An Arabic feminine name meaning "reward" or "compensation".
Name Census estimates that about 1,105 living Americans carry the first name Jaziyah. It is a predominantly female name (96.1% of registrations). The average person named Jaziyah today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaziyah births was 2011 (89 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaziyah. 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.
Key insights
- • Jaziyah is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 310,185 Americans
Peak year
2011
89 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,234
Tracked since 2002
Census
Jaziyah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 628 people with the first name Jaziyah, which placed it at #17,522 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,522
National first-name rank
People counted
628
628 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
85.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaziyah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaziyah is Black at 85.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.5%) and Two or More Races (5.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jaziyah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jaziyah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American85.0% · 534
- Hispanic or Latino7.5% · 47
- Two or more races5.3% · 33
- White1.1% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaziyah
Jaziyah leans heavily female at 96.1% of total registrations, but 43 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jaziyah as a male name
- Ranked #13,084 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (9 births)
Jaziyah as a female name
- Ranked #3,234 in 2024
- 49 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (89 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaziyah leans strongly female. 589 people counted with this name were female (94.2%), compared with 36 male bearers (5.8%).
Popularity
Jaziyah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaziyah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 630 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jaziyah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaziyah 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 Jaziyah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaziyahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Jaziyah, while Texas, Maryland, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 26 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaziyah
The name Jaziyah is of Arabic origin, hailing from the Middle Eastern region. It is derived from the Arabic word "jaziya," which means "tax" or "tribute." The name emerged during the era of the Islamic caliphates, when non-Muslims living under Muslim rule were required to pay a special tax known as "jizya."
Historically, the name Jaziyah is not widely documented in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, it may have been used as a name for individuals who were associated with the collection or administration of the jizya tax during the medieval Islamic period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jaziyah can be found in the biographical works of the 13th-century Arab historian and writer, Ibn Khallikan. He mentions a woman named Jaziyah bint al-Mu'tazz, who lived in Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Jaziyah. One such person was Jaziyah al-Qurashiyah, a 10th-century Arab poet and scholar from Cordoba, Spain, renowned for her contributions to the literary and intellectual circles of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Another notable figure was Jaziyah al-Muqri, a 12th-century Egyptian scholar and Qur'anic reciter who was recognized for her expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and her influential teachings in Cairo.
In the 14th century, Jaziyah bint Ishaq al-Tamimi was a prominent Arabic calligrapher and scribe from Damascus, renowned for her exceptional calligraphic skills and her contributions to the preservation of Islamic manuscripts.
Additionally, Jaziyah al-Baghdadiyah was a 16th-century Ottoman calligrapher and artist from Baghdad, celebrated for her masterful calligraphic works and her pioneering role as a woman artist in the Ottoman Empire.
Jaziyah al-Dimashqiyah, a 17th-century Syrian poet and scholar from Damascus, was also a notable figure who gained recognition for her poetic works and her contributions to the literary and intellectual circles of the region.
While these are some of the notable historical figures who bore the name Jaziyah, it is important to note that the name's usage and popularity may have varied across different regions and time periods within the broader Arabic-speaking world.
People
Jaziyah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaziyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaziyah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaziyah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,105 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaziyah 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 310,185 US residents.
Is Jaziyah a common name?
We classify Jaziyah as "Rare". It ranks above 90.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,114 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaziyah most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaziyah was 2011, when 89 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaziyah is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaziyah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 628 people with the name Jaziyah, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,522 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jaziyah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jaziyah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaziyah leans strongly female. 589 people counted with this name were female (94.2%), compared with 36 male bearers (5.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jaziyah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaziyah is Black at 85.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.5%) and Two or More Races (5.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jaziyah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jaziyah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.0% (534 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaziyah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaziyah a female name?
Yes, 96.1% of people registered as Jaziyah in the SSA data are female. 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.
Is Jaziyah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaziyah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaziyah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are called Jaziyah?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.