Liza
Liza was the 1648th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 345th; the most babies were born in 1973 (518). Over the last ten years it has moved up 43 places. More babies were named Liza in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,648 girls, up 89 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 126girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1973518 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,655babies recorded
Liza popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 14 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,648 | 126 |
| 2020 | #1,737 | 116 |
| 2010 | #2,132 | 93 |
| 2000 | #1,351 | 140 |
| 1990 | #887 | 219 |
| 1980 | #462 | 460 |
| 1970 | #488 | 410 |
| 1960 | #912 | 135 |
| 1950 | #1,219 | 58 |
| 1940 | #1,499 | 27 |
| 1930 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1920 | #1,458 | 31 |
| 1910 | #660 | 42 |
| 1900 | #716 | 26 |
| 1890 | #402 | 40 |
| 1880 | #398 | 18 |
How popular is Liza, counting every spelling?
Liza has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,485 for girls in 2025, against #1,648 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Liza?
126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liza (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Liza 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liza.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liza?
About 15,100 people born in the US named Liza are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 31 and 55. That makes Liza mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Liza by state
How common Liza was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (3.1×), North Carolina (1.7×). In 35 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 Liza: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liza, they share its era and feel.
Liza is also a nickname for Eliza.
Questions about the name Liza
How popular is the name Liza?
Liza was the 1648th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 345th; the most babies were born in 1973 (518). Over the last ten years it has moved up 43 places. More babies were named Liza in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Liza a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Liza in the US.
Where is Liza most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liza was most common in Tennessee (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Mississippi.