Alizah
Alizah was the 2139th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2021st with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,163 places. More babies were named Alizah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Aliza) joyful · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #2,139 girls, up 643 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 87girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202296 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,469babies recorded
What does the name Alizah mean?
Alizah is a spelling of Aliza, pronounced the same way, so it shares Aliza's meaning and origin.
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)
Alizah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 2003, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,139 | 87 |
| 2020 | #2,782 | 59 |
| 2010 | #4,313 | 34 |
| 2000 | #4,657 | 25 |
| 1990 | #13,022 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alizah, counting every spelling?
Alizah is a spelling of Aliza, a name family that ranked #493 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,139 for Alizah 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 Alizah?
87 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alizah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alizah 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 96 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alizah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alizah?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Alizah are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Alizah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Alizah by state
How common Alizah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 44 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 Alizah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alizah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alizah
What does Alizah mean?
Alizah is a spelling of Aliza, which means “joyful” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Alizah?
Alizah was the 2139th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2021st with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,163 places. More babies were named Alizah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Alizah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alizah in the US.
Where is Alizah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alizah was most common in California (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.