Aliza
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEE-za
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #474 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #675 for girls
Aliza is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “joyful, cheerful”. In 2025 it ranked 474th for girls in the UK (93 babies) and 675th for girls in the US (420 babies).
What does Aliza mean?
Hebrew
“joyful, cheerful”
From Hebrew aliza, 'joyful'; the name is also used in Muslim families, where its source may differ.
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Is Aliza a girl's or a boy's name?
Aliza is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 93 girls in the UK and 420 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aliza in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #474among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 93about 1 in 3,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 93 girls in the UK were named Aliza, making it the 474th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 263rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 309 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Aliza than any year since 2004.
Half of all the girls named Aliza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 148 girls in the UK were given Aliza or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #340, up from #474 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 444th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Aliza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | #474 |
| 2024 | 132 | #370 |
| 2023 | 130 | #366 |
| 2022 | 180 | #279 |
| 2021 | 177 | #299 |
| 2020 | 196 | #263 |
| 2019 | 259 | #209 |
| 2018 | 253 | #221 |
| 2017 | 309 | #194 |
| 2016 | 286 | #207 |
| 2015 | 296 | #200 |
| 2014 | 211 | #258 |
| 2013 | 165 | #318 |
| 2012 | 144 | #373 |
| 2011 | 139 | #370 |
| 2010 | 109 | #442 |
| 2009 | 115 | #414 |
| 2008 | 139 | #359 |
| 2007 | 134 | #360 |
| 2006 | 102 | #438 |
| 2005 | 94 | #439 |
| 2004 | 83 | #471 |
| 2003 | 27 | #965 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,225 |
| 2001 | 24 | #995 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Aliza in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 420about 1 in 3,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 420 girls in the US were named Aliza, making it the 675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 669th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 445 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952.
Half of all the girls named Aliza in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 636 girls in the US were given Aliza or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #497, up from #675 for this spelling alone.
Aliza in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 420 | #675 |
| 2024 | 445 | #659 |
| 2023 | 445 | #661 |
| 2022 | 385 | #751 |
| 2021 | 429 | #678 |
| 2020 | 427 | #669 |
| 2019 | 427 | #680 |
| 2018 | 410 | #709 |
| 2017 | 427 | #684 |
| 2016 | 424 | #689 |
| 2015 | 423 | #674 |
| 2014 | 339 | #818 |
| 2013 | 276 | #922 |
| 2012 | 305 | #872 |
| 2011 | 280 | #926 |
| 2010 | 325 | #825 |
| 2009 | 360 | #784 |
| 2008 | 324 | #858 |
| 2007 | 343 | #834 |
| 2006 | 314 | #854 |
| 2005 | 346 | #767 |
| 2004 | 332 | #776 |
| 2003 | 291 | #839 |
| 2002 | 284 | #818 |
| 2001 | 266 | #855 |
| 2000 | 225 | #945 |
| 1999 | 204 | #1,004 |
| 1998 | 146 | #1,240 |
| 1997 | 147 | #1,216 |
| 1996 | 152 | #1,184 |
| 1995 | 126 | #1,315 |
| 1994 | 102 | #1,517 |
| 1993 | 85 | #1,737 |
| 1992 | 112 | #1,431 |
| 1991 | 87 | #1,683 |
| 1990 | 107 | #1,452 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,682 |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,670 |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,569 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 1985 | 70 | #1,665 |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,703 |
| 1983 | 80 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 80 | #1,489 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,912 |
| 1980 | 47 | #2,154 |
| 1979 | 55 | #1,897 |
| 1978 | 42 | #2,191 |
| 1977 | 45 | #2,091 |
| 1976 | 38 | #2,210 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 39 | #2,100 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,939 |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,724 |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,640 |
| 1970 | 68 | #1,474 |
| 1969 | 58 | #1,561 |
| 1968 | 40 | #1,887 |
| 1967 | 30 | #2,167 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,049 |
| 1964 | 25 | #2,474 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
Names like Aliza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira Safa Aaliyah Khadija Ayla Hafsa Amara Amina Hiba Zainab Abeeha Halima
Other spellings of Aliza
Names related to Aliza
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aliza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aliza, updated 20 October 2026.