Rizal
Meaning
surname of national hero Jose Rizal, occasionally given as a first name by patriotic families
Popularity, 1890–2024
Rizal does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
The Rizal deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Rizal truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Rizal fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Rizal travels
Filipino · patriotic surname-name honoring national hero Jose Rizal; from Spanish ricial, a field of new green shoots
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