Liza
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LY-za
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,643 for girls
Liza is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 1,643rd for girls in the US (126 babies).
What does Liza mean?
Hebrew: short form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
A short form of Elizabeth in English, and the usual pet form of Yelizaveta in Russian.
Is Liza a girl's or a boy's name?
Liza is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 126 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Liza in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Liza, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 32 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Liza than any year since 2006.
Half of all the girls named Liza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Liza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 32 | #1,149 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 30 | #1,057 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,280 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Liza in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,643among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 126about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 126 girls in the US were named Liza, making it the 1,643rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,728th. Its busiest year was 1973, with 518 girls.
Half of all the girls named Liza in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 161 girls in the US were given Liza or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,227, up from #1,643 for this spelling alone.
- Liza 126
- Lyza 30
- Lizah 5
Liza in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | #1,643 |
| 2024 | 112 | #1,796 |
| 2023 | 126 | #1,645 |
| 2022 | 119 | #1,742 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,524 |
| 2020 | 116 | #1,728 |
| 2019 | 132 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 126 | #1,663 |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,779 |
| 2016 | 115 | #1,799 |
| 2015 | 126 | #1,685 |
| 2014 | 122 | #1,714 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,792 |
| 2012 | 108 | #1,859 |
| 2011 | 101 | #1,953 |
| 2010 | 93 | #2,118 |
| 2009 | 126 | #1,733 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,949 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,971 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,939 |
| 2005 | 116 | #1,703 |
| 2004 | 114 | #1,697 |
| 2003 | 145 | #1,382 |
| 2002 | 133 | #1,431 |
| 2001 | 156 | #1,256 |
| 2000 | 140 | #1,342 |
| 1999 | 145 | #1,273 |
| 1998 | 158 | #1,178 |
| 1997 | 142 | #1,247 |
| 1996 | 184 | #1,013 |
| 1995 | 170 | #1,052 |
| 1994 | 183 | #1,013 |
| 1993 | 185 | #997 |
| 1992 | 193 | #985 |
| 1991 | 224 | #878 |
| 1990 | 219 | #881 |
| 1989 | 265 | #742 |
| 1988 | 242 | #775 |
| 1987 | 233 | #769 |
| 1986 | 220 | #774 |
| 1985 | 242 | #712 |
| 1984 | 283 | #626 |
| 1983 | 323 | #562 |
| 1982 | 393 | #510 |
| 1981 | 421 | #489 |
| 1980 | 460 | #460 |
| 1979 | 448 | #454 |
| 1978 | 416 | #474 |
| 1977 | 498 | #411 |
| 1976 | 432 | #448 |
| 1975 | 435 | #450 |
| 1974 | 392 | #458 |
| 1973 | 518 | #392 |
| 1972 | 373 | #479 |
| 1971 | 341 | #536 |
| 1970 | 410 | #487 |
| 1969 | 315 | #557 |
| 1968 | 312 | #547 |
| 1967 | 317 | #530 |
| 1966 | 340 | #513 |
| 1965 | 348 | #508 |
| 1964 | 287 | #585 |
| 1963 | 230 | #664 |
| 1962 | 200 | #729 |
| 1961 | 210 | #715 |
| 1960 | 135 | #909 |
| 1959 | 153 | #829 |
| 1958 | 113 | #972 |
| 1957 | 98 | #1,050 |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,636 |
| 1955 | 65 | #1,252 |
| 1954 | 61 | #1,266 |
| 1953 | 62 | #1,224 |
| 1952 | 55 | #1,284 |
| 1951 | 56 | #1,238 |
| 1950 | 58 | #1,211 |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,563 |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,777 |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,509 |
| 1946 | 37 | #1,438 |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,373 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,807 |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,422 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,859 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,696 |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,477 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,585 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,914 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,514 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,697 |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,400 |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,568 |
| 1931 | 32 | #1,287 |
| 1930 | 25 | #1,568 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,586 |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,588 |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,422 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,303 |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,376 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,188 |
| 1923 | 40 | #1,231 |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,536 |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,867 |
| 1920 | 31 | #1,439 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,445 |
| 1918 | 41 | #1,165 |
| 1917 | 44 | #1,065 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,298 |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,339 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,098 |
| 1913 | 35 | #901 |
| 1912 | 35 | #846 |
| 1911 | 32 | #766 |
| 1910 | 42 | #658 |
| 1909 | 22 | #868 |
| 1908 | 23 | #809 |
| 1907 | 18 | #898 |
| 1906 | 29 | #678 |
| 1905 | 21 | #797 |
| 1904 | 15 | #938 |
| 1903 | 20 | #760 |
| 1902 | 30 | #600 |
| 1901 | 21 | #699 |
| 1900 | 26 | #705 |
| 1899 | 31 | #537 |
| 1898 | 22 | #697 |
| 1897 | 25 | #615 |
| 1896 | 27 | #594 |
| 1895 | 20 | #703 |
| 1894 | 27 | #557 |
| 1893 | 23 | #594 |
| 1892 | 30 | #498 |
| 1891 | 26 | #506 |
| 1890 | 40 | #400 |
| 1889 | 28 | #468 |
| 1888 | 28 | #470 |
| 1887 | 26 | #435 |
| 1886 | 27 | #416 |
| 1885 | 19 | #484 |
| 1884 | 18 | #479 |
| 1883 | 20 | #423 |
| 1882 | 16 | #458 |
| 1881 | 23 | #338 |
| 1880 | 18 | #388 |
Names like Liza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sara Eliza Eva Lara Ava Lina Ada Nina Alba Isabella Jessica Lola
Other spellings of Liza
Names related to Liza
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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, “Liza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/liza, updated 20 October 2026.