Lyza
Lyza was the 4621st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3428th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,143 places. More babies were named Lyza in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lisa) short form of Elisabeth · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #4,621 girls, down 116 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201946 babies
- Total since 1880
- 835babies recorded
What does the name Lyza mean?
Lyza is a spelling of Lisa, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lisa's meaning and origin.
Lisa is a short form of Elisabeth (Elizabeth) used in many European languages, as Wiktionary notes. Elizabeth comes from Hebrew Elisheva, usually explained as 'my God is an oath' or 'my God is abundance'. The name is also known through Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, whose sitter was Lisa Gherardini. Lisa was one of the most common American girls' names of the 1960s.
אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva) (Biblical Hebrew, “my God is an oath”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Elizabeth, Liza, Lise, Elisa, Liesl.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lisa', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Elizabeth', DMNES (Durham University)
Lyza popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,621 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,505 | 30 |
| 2010 | #5,722 | 24 |
| 2000 | #6,376 | 17 |
| 1990 | #12,288 | 6 |
| 1980 | #8,684 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lyza, counting every spelling?
Lyza is a spelling of Lisa, a name family that ranked #880 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,621 for Lyza on its own. Together these spellings went to 291 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa | 256 | #991 | 1,375 |
| Lyza | 30 | #4,621 | 149 |
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 Lyza?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyza (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lyza 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyza.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyza?
About 800 people born in the US named Lyza are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Lyza 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.
Lyza by state
How common Lyza was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Lyza: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lyza, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lyza
What does Lyza mean?
Lyza is a spelling of Lisa, which means “short form of Elisabeth” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Lyza?
Lyza was the 4621st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3428th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,143 places. More babies were named Lyza in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lyza a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lyza in the US.
Where is Lyza most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lyza was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.