Liza

Meaning: My God is an oath; my God is abundance
Origin: Variant of Elizabeth (from Hebrew)

Girl's name · #1648 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Liza — on the books since 1880, #1648 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 18,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Liza is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Liza ranks in other countries and regions.

#32 in Hungary (2025) · #222 in Slovenia (2025) · #415 in Poland (2025) · #626 in Netherlands (2025) · #693 in Switzerland (2025) · #813 in Austria (2025) · #1,198 in France (2025) · #1,221 in Belgium (2025) · #2,095 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,367 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,429 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lizas

Liza Minnelli — American actress and singer (born 1946)
Liza Weil — American actress
Liza Koshy — American Internet personality
Liza Marklund — Swedish journalist and detective fiction writer
Liza Soberano — Filipino-American actress

In stories & tradition

Liza Khokhlakova — The Brothers Karamazov (book)
Liza Colby — All My Children (TV series)
Liza — Woe from Wit (book)

What Lizas become

Among 281 notable people named Liza:

Entertainers appear 2.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Liza Minnelli, American actress and singer (born 1946).

Similar names: Lisa · Janie · Leanne · Alisa · Polly · Elisha

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