Alyza
Alyza was the 2356th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2000th with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Alyza in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Aliza) joyful · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #2,356 girls, down 77 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200492 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,857babies recorded
What does the name Alyza mean?
Alyza 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)
Alyza popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,356 | 77 |
| 2020 | #2,279 | 78 |
| 2010 | #2,541 | 72 |
| 2000 | #3,022 | 46 |
| 1990 | #11,463 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alyza, counting every spelling?
Alyza is a spelling of Aliza, a name family that ranked #493 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,356 for Alyza 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 Alyza?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alyza (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alyza 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 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alyza.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alyza?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Alyza are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Alyza 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.
Alyza by state
How common Alyza was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 46 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 Alyza: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alyza, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alyza
What does Alyza mean?
Alyza is a spelling of Aliza, which means “joyful” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Alyza?
Alyza was the 2356th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2000th with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Alyza in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alyza a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alyza in the US.
Where is Alyza most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alyza was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Indiana.