Lizzie
Lizzie was the 2145th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 62nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (809). Over the last ten years it has moved up 433 places. More babies were named Lizzie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Elizabeth · English, Hebrew
Say it LIZ-ee /ˈlɪzi/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,145 girls, up 444 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 87girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1919809 babies
- Total since 1880
- 39,640babies recorded
What does the name Lizzie mean?
Lizzie is a pet form of Elizabeth, from the short form Liz with the ending -ie. Elizabeth comes through Greek from the Hebrew Elisheva, "my God is an oath". Wikipedia notes that Lizzie was often given as an independent name in the US in the late 19th century, and that it can also shorten Lizeth or Lizette. Lizzie was most common in the US from the 1880s to the 1920s.
אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Biblical Hebrew, “Elisheva, "my God is an oath"”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Elizabeth, Lizzy, Liz, Eliza, Beth.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lizzie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Elizabeth', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Lizzie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Lizzie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 102 since 1888.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,145 | 87 |
| 2020 | #2,589 | 66 |
| 2010 | #3,393 | 48 |
| 2000 | #2,927 | 49 |
| 1990 | #3,047 | 37 |
| 1980 | #2,915 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,645 | 57 |
| 1960 | #1,003 | 115 |
| 1950 | #526 | 245 |
| 1940 | #400 | 290 |
| 1930 | #298 | 494 |
| 1920 | #245 | 711 |
| 1910 | #155 | 505 |
| 1900 | #103 | 657 |
| 1890 | #74 | 620 |
| 1880 | #67 | 388 |
How popular is Lizzie, counting every spelling?
Lizzie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,476 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,145 for Lizzie on its own. Together these spellings went to 127 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzie | 87 | #2,145 | 418 |
| Lizzy | 40 | #3,746 | 223 |
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 Lizzie?
87 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lizzie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lizzie 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 Lizzie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lizzie?
About 7,400 people born in the US named Lizzie are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 29 and 80. That makes Lizzie 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.
Lizzie by state
How common Lizzie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (3.4×). In 40 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 Lizzie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lizzie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lizzie · Sibling names for Lizzie
Lizzie is also a nickname for Elizabeth, Eliza and Lizbeth.
Questions about the name Lizzie
What does Lizzie mean?
Lizzie means “pet form of Elizabeth” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Lizzie?
Lizzie was the 2145th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 62nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (809). Over the last ten years it has moved up 433 places. More babies were named Lizzie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Lizzie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lizzie in the US.
Where is Lizzie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lizzie was most common in Pennsylvania (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Ohio.