Lizzy
Lizzy was the 3746th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 1568th; the most babies were born in 2024 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,061 places. More babies were named Lizzy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lizzie) pet form of Elizabeth · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #3,746 girls, down 537 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202451 babies
- Total since 1880
- 961babies recorded
What does the name Lizzy mean?
Lizzy is a spelling of Lizzie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lizzie's meaning and origin.
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)
Lizzy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,746 | 40 |
| 2020 | #3,209 | 49 |
| 2010 | #5,347 | 26 |
| 2000 | #8,337 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #7,581 | 6 |
| 1960 | #6,085 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lizzy, counting every spelling?
Lizzy is a spelling of Lizzie, a name family that ranked #1,476 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,746 for Lizzy 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 Lizzy?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lizzy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lizzy 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lizzy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lizzy?
About 900 people born in the US named Lizzy are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Lizzy 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.
Lizzy by state
How common Lizzy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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 Lizzy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lizzy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lizzy
What does Lizzy mean?
Lizzy is a spelling of Lizzie, which means “pet form of Elizabeth” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Lizzy?
Lizzy was the 3746th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 1568th; the most babies were born in 2024 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,061 places. More babies were named Lizzy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lizzy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lizzy in the US.
Where is Lizzy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lizzy was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Texas.