Aliza
Aliza was the 675th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 420 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 659th; the most babies were born in 2023 (445). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1 places. More babies were named Aliza in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning joyful · Hebrew
Say it uh-LEE-zuh /əˈlizə/
- Rank in 2025
- #675 girls, down 6 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 420girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023445 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,975babies recorded
What does the name Aliza mean?
Aliza is a Hebrew girls' name meaning "joyful", as Wikipedia states; it matches the feminine form of the Hebrew adjective aliz, "merry, cheerful", which Wiktionary records. Wikipedia notes that it has been used as a Hebrew equivalent of the Yiddish name Freyde, "joy". It is a modern Israeli and Jewish name rather than a biblical one. It is spelled like Eliza but is a separate name.
עֲלִיזָה (Hebrew, “joyful (feminine)”)עַלִּיז (Hebrew, “merry, cheerful”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean joy.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikipedia, 'Aliza', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'עליז', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aliza', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Aliza
The usual nicknames for Aliza are Ali. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Aliza in the last five years, 18 were named Ali, against 73 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali · also for Allison, Alicia | Modern | #3,463 | 380 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Alizas go by each one.
Aliza popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2005.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #675 | 420 |
| 2020 | #669 | 427 |
| 2010 | #825 | 325 |
| 2000 | #946 | 225 |
| 1990 | #1,456 | 107 |
| 1980 | #2,155 | 47 |
| 1970 | #1,475 | 68 |
| 1960 | #3,516 | 13 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aliza, counting every spelling?
Aliza is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #493 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #675 for Aliza on its own. Together these spellings went to 640 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliza | 420 | #675 | 2,124 |
| Alizah | 87 | #2,139 | 432 |
| Alyza | 77 | #2,356 | 349 |
| Alyzah | 26 | #4,994 | 117 |
| Alyzzah | 22 | #5,568 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aliza?
420 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aliza (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aliza born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aliza.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aliza?
About 11,800 people born in the US named Aliza are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Aliza mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aliza by state
How common Aliza was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.5×), New York (2.2×), Maryland (1.9×), Michigan (1.6×). In 18 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aliza: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aliza, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Aliza · Sibling names for Aliza
Questions about the name Aliza
What does Aliza mean?
Aliza means “joyful” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Aliza?
Aliza was the 675th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 420 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 659th; the most babies were born in 2023 (445). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1 places. More babies were named Aliza in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aliza a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aliza in the US.
Where is Aliza most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aliza was most common in New Jersey (0.91 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Maryland.