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Liz

Girl · LIZ · Hebrew

Liz is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 1,258th for girls in the US (178 babies).

What does Liz mean?

Hebrew: short form of Elizabeth

“my God is an oath”

A short form of Elizabeth, which comes from the Hebrew Elisheva, the name of Aaron's wife in the Bible.

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

Liz is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK and 178 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Liz in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,690among girls
Babies in 2025
18about 1 in 15,000 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 148% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Liz, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 25 girls.

2025 had fewer girls named Liz than any year since 2020.

Half of all the girls named Liz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,639th in England and Wales.

2000Busiest: 25 in 20222025
Liz in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202518#1,690
202425#1,356
202319#1,666
202225#1,363
202121#1,553
202013#2,159
20199#2,792
20183#5,896
20174#4,967
20164#4,980
20153#5,983
20143#5,920
20130–
20120–
20113#6,007
20103#5,938
20090–
20080–
20076#3,396
20060–
20050–
20046#2,957
20033#4,560
20020–
20010–
20003#4,074

How popular is Liz in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,258among girls
Babies in 2025
178about 1 in 9,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 58% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 178 girls in the US were named Liz, making it the 1,258th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,357th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 664 girls. It first appears in the records in 1930.

Half of all the girls named Liz in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.

1930Busiest: 664 in 19612025
Liz in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025178#1,258
2024169#1,350
2023206#1,168
2022194#1,239
2021107#1,861
2020161#1,357
2019111#1,833
201879#2,302
201773#2,464
201684#2,269
201568#2,619
201464#2,712
201372#2,484
201287#2,160
201180#2,326
201068#2,642
200978#2,445
2008120#1,808
2007147#1,551
2006127#1,664
200596#1,982
200486#2,098
200370#2,365
200282#2,078
200162#2,483
200072#2,186
199964#2,304
199868#2,121
199781#1,825
199654#2,395
199562#2,150
199474#1,900
199370#1,980
199283#1,757
199182#1,746
199065#2,048
198972#1,830
198862#1,948
198756#1,990
198657#1,931
198557#1,927
198464#1,703
198358#1,816
198261#1,786
198163#1,767
198061#1,785
197954#1,917
197848#1,987
197739#2,307
197652#1,794
197548#1,877
197462#1,553
197380#1,286
197279#1,289
197193#1,211
1970102#1,140
1969121#975
1968118#951
1967133#886
1966189#713
1965237#637
1964348#527
1963421#471
1962523#424
1961664#374
1960638#377
1959621#380
1958538#397
1957276#579
1956118#928
195574#1,156
195429#1,948
195328#1,930
195225#2,022
195130#1,771
195022#2,052
194935#1,563
194840#1,460
194749#1,301
194643#1,317
194528#1,542
194422#1,807
194322#1,833
194234#1,387
194125#1,569
194013#2,296
193915#2,125
19380–
19376#3,798
19367#3,374
19350–
19340–
19336#3,751
19327#3,566
19310–
19306#4,045

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