Riza is from the iconic foundational Japanese manga — a modern formation possibly inspired by the iconic foundational German Lisa (devoted to God). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye — *iconic foundational female character in the foundational Japanese manga/anime franchise Fullmetal Alchemist (2001-2010) + Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010); created by Hiromu Arakawa; widely considered one of the most-iconic female anime characters of the 21st century; the iconic foundational Fullmetal Alchemist* manga has sold over 80 million copies worldwide + the iconic foundational Brotherhood anime has held the foundational #1 spot on MyAnimeList for over a decade; the iconic Riza Hawkeye is the foundational First Lieutenant + sharpshooter + close subordinate to iconic foundational Colonel Roy Mustang in the iconic foundational Amestrian State Military; widely considered one of the foundational warrior female characters in modern shonen anime + the foundational example of military-female excellence in modern anime; her foundational unwavering loyalty to Colonel Mustang + her foundational role as his foundational bodyguard + tactical conscience is widely studied as one of the foundational mentor-comrade relationships in modern shonen anime; her foundational tragic backstory — daughter of the foundational creator of Flame Alchemy (with the foundational tattoo on her back containing the foundational secret) — is widely considered one of the foundational emotional backstories in modern shonen anime; her foundational marksmanship + foundational dual-gun + foundational sniper-rifle expertise made her one of the foundational gun-using female characters in modern shonen anime; her foundational iconic blonde hair + foundational military uniform + foundational shoulder holster aesthetic became one of the foundational anime character designs of the 2000s. Princess Riza — modern Japanese-anime heritage naming.
Featured throughout Japanese anime.
Riza does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.
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In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Riza reduce to 9, The Giver. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.