Elyza
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LY-za
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,957 for girls
Elyza is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 2,957th for girls in the US (56 babies).
What does Elyza mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Eliza, a short form of Elizabeth
“God is my oath”
Variant spelling of Eliza, which began as a short form of Elizabeth.
Is Elyza a girl's or a boy's name?
Elyza is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 56 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elyza in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 159% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Elyza, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,526th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 66 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Elyza than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Elyza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 779 girls in the UK were given Elyza or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #74, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Elyza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 40 | #947 |
| 2023 | 44 | #875 |
| 2022 | 54 | #740 |
| 2021 | 66 | #630 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
How popular is Elyza in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,957among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 29,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 56 girls in the US were named Elyza, making it the 2,957th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,257th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 79 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
2025 had fewer girls named Elyza than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Elyza in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,467 girls in the US were given Elyza or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #139, up from #2,957 for this spelling alone.
Elyza in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,957 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2,637 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,588 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,821 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,929 |
| 2020 | 79 | #2,257 |
| 2019 | 78 | #2,305 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,584 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3,053 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,697 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,646 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2013 | 51 | #3,165 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 47 | #3,406 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,960 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 41 | #3,468 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
Nicknames for Elyza
Names like Elyza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliana Isabella Ava Arabella Isla Elora Mila Ariella Lyra Myla Zara Fatima
Other spellings of Elyza
Names related to Elyza
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
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, “Elyza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elyza, updated 20 October 2026.