Liz
Liz was the 1259th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 178 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 375th with 664 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,377 places. More babies were named Liz in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,259 girls, up 100 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 178girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961664 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,223babies recorded
Liz popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,259 | 178 |
| 2020 | #1,359 | 161 |
| 2010 | #2,663 | 68 |
| 2000 | #2,202 | 72 |
| 1990 | #2,061 | 65 |
| 1980 | #1,795 | 61 |
| 1970 | #1,141 | 102 |
| 1960 | #377 | 638 |
| 1950 | #2,090 | 22 |
| 1940 | #2,373 | 13 |
| 1930 | #4,321 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Liz, counting every spelling?
Liz is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,180 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,259 for Liz on its own. Together these spellings went to 183 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz | 178 | #1,259 | 854 |
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 Liz?
178 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liz (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Liz 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 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liz.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liz?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Liz are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 21 and 65. That makes Liz a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Liz by state
How common Liz was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (13.0×), Connecticut (5.1×), Florida (3.8×), New Jersey (3.0×). In 38 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 Liz: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liz, they share its era and feel.
Liz is also a nickname for Elizabeth and Lizbeth.
Questions about the name Liz
How popular is the name Liz?
Liz was the 1259th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 178 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 375th with 664 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,377 places. More babies were named Liz in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Liz a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Liz in the US.
Where is Liz most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liz was most common in Massachusetts (1.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and Florida.