Kiz

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How to Pronounce Kiz

Pronounced KIZ /ˈkɪz/Medium

Meaning: Kiz reads as a clipped pet form of Keziah, the Hebrew name of one of Job's daughters that means cassia, a sweet cinnamon-like bark. As a standalone birth name it is very rare and may in some records be a shortening or a fragment of Kizzy, the same family of names carried through African American tradition.Low

In 30 seconds: Kiz is a rare, clipped form of Keziah, a Hebrew name meaning cassia, the fragrant spice. It surfaced for a handful of United States girls around the early nineteen-sixties (said KIZ).

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Origin LowHebrew, American

MeaningKiz reads as a clipped pet form of Keziah, the Hebrew name of one of Job's daughters that means cassia, a sweet cinnamon-like bark. As a standalone birth name it is very rare and may in some records be a shortening or a fragment of Kizzy, the same family of names carried through African American tradition.

U.S. rank (1964)#6379 ↗ Rising

1964 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1961

Total births (all-time)≈ 39

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kiz is best understood as a short form of Keziah, the Hebrew name meaning cassia that appears in the Book of Job as one of Job's three daughters. The nickname Kizzy kept the name alive in African American communities across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and Kiz is a further clipping of that. It appears only fleetingly in United States birth records around the early nineteen-sixties.

It was never an established given name in its own right, touching the records for only a few years and a couple dozen girls at most, so a woman named Kiz from that moment would be in her sixties today. Parents drawn to its punchy single syllable usually reach instead for the fuller Keziah or the warmer Kizzy.

Did you know? Keziah and its pet forms Kizzy and Kiz traveled through African American families for generations, so a bare Kiz on a birth record usually points back to that older biblical root.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Kiz — Short form of Keziah/Kizzy; Hebrew cassia; rare record name

Variations

KeziahKizzyKissie

Nicknames

KizzyKezKiki

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Keziah— the Hebrew parent name Kiz shortens

Kizzy— the traditional pet form in the same family

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kiz mean?

It is a short form of Keziah, a Hebrew name meaning cassia, the fragrant spice-tree.

How do you pronounce Kiz?

It's said KIZ /ˈkɪz/, a single crisp syllable.

Is Kiz a boy or girl name?

Kiz is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Kiz?

It has always been extremely rare, appearing for only a handful of girls around the early nineteen-sixties.