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Eliza

Gender
Girl
Say it
e-LY-za
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#66 for girls
US rank, 2025
#115 for girls

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Eliza is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 66th for girls in the UK (758 babies) and 115th for girls in the US (2,370 babies).

What does Eliza mean?

Hebrew: short form of Elizabeth

“God is my oath”

Short form of Elizabeth, famous from Eliza Doolittle in Shaw's Pygmalion and the musical My Fair Lady.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Eliza a girl's or a boy's name?

Eliza is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 758 girls in the UK and 2,370 girls and 5 boys in the US.

How popular is Eliza in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#66among girls
Babies in 2025
758about 1 in 370 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 36% in five years
Same name in a class
3.7%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 758 girls in the UK were named Eliza, making it the 66th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 45th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 1,295 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Eliza than any year since 2010.

Half of all the girls named Eliza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 65th in England and Wales, 164th in Scotland and 96th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#83), 2014 (#47) and 2024 (#63).

1996Busiest: 1,295 in 20172025
Eliza in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025758#66
2024782#62
2023785#65
2022937#57
20211,114#46
20201,114#45
20191,258#42
20181,272#43
20171,295#48
20161,274#52
20151,213#56
20141,220#55
20131,036#63
20121,035#66
20111,003#65
2010654#100
2009480#128
2008401#151
2007376#166
2006350#173
2005327#179
2004288#188
2003231#221
2002221#222
2001183#252
2000170#267
1999162#273
1998172#266
1997158#270
1996149#272

How popular is Eliza in the US?

Rank in 2025
#115among girls
Babies in 2025
2,370about 1 in 680 girls
Five-year trend
Steadymuch the same
Same name in a class
2%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 2,370 girls in the US were named Eliza, making it the 115th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 115th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 2,484 girls. 5 boys were also named Eliza in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).

Half of all the girls named Eliza in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 2,484 in 20212025
Eliza in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20252,370#115
20242,317#118
20232,360#116
20222,347#121
20212,484#111
20202,349#115
20192,454#119
20182,266#131
20172,084#140
20161,867#174
20151,836#175
20141,605#212
20131,622#201
20121,421#223
20111,260#255
20101,311#241
20091,182#278
20081,028#326
20071,007#333
20061,015#326
20051,046#305
2004991#320
2003944#334
2002830#359
2001806#369
2000759#379
1999631#435
1998573#449
1997570#446
1996539#466
1995506#488
1994379#594
1993403#582
1992339#660
1991386#591
1990424#554
1989303#669
1988329#607
1987293#643
1986231#750
1985242#712
1984244#687
1983280#619
1982300#599
1981277#640
1980275#658
1979242#698
1978203#757
1977223#698
1976198#741
1975146#899
1974141#901
1973154#842
1972146#874
1971115#1,047
1970157#856
1969123#965
1968111#991
1967101#1,025
1966110#972
196596#1,070
196485#1,198
196397#1,104
196293#1,126
196191#1,154
1960100#1,072
195986#1,148
195891#1,103
1957115#964
1956106#987
1955121#882
195487#1,052
195398#953
1952102#913
1951129#778
1950122#784
1949144#704
1948119#788
1947118#802
1946133#698
1945160#577
1944134#631
1943138#646
1942151#605
1941146#578
1940148#572
1939152#539
1938168#519
1937132#585
1936146#538
1935158#507
1934175#482
1933197#467
1932238#425
1931205#449
1930246#423
1929259#411
1928239#439
1927286#404
1926311#388
1925335#375
1924359#363
1923333#365
1922361#344
1921352#350
1920392#327
1919388#320
1918386#329
1917377#316
1916328#342
1915356#312
1914311#296
1913315#260
1912297#260
1911258#244
1910273#234
1909249#226
1908243#221
1907232#217
1906209#217
1905222#204
1904204#212
1903247#184
1902249#184
1901207#198
1900335#165
1899256#171
1898259#181
1897244#175
1896260#167
1895273#158
1894297#146
1893272#148
1892285#144
1891280#130
1890297#132
1889307#126
1888343#110
1887290#106
1886287#109
1885300#101
1884280#101
1883274#95
1882280#92
1881238#91
1880252#85

Nicknames for Eliza

Names like Eliza

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Eva Matilda Emilia Isabelle Bella Isabella Ava Ella Sophia Evie Luna Elsie

Other spellings of Eliza

Elyza Elizah

Names related to Eliza

Aliza Elisa Elisha Elissa Eliz Elisia Elize

More Hebrew names

Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Levi

Every Hebrew name

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, “Eliza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eliza, updated 20 October 2026.