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Liz

Girl

Meaning of Liz: Hebrew: 'God is my oath'

Liz is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1216th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1216

178 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,223

First recorded 1930 · peak 1961

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 63 babies1982: 61 babies1983: 58 babies1984: 64 babies1985: 57 babies1986: 57 babies1987: 56 babies1988: 62 babies1989: 72 babies1990: 65 babies19901991: 82 babies1992: 83 babies1993: 70 babies1994: 74 babies1995: 62 babies1996: 54 babies1997: 81 babies1998: 68 babies1999: 64 babies2000: 72 babies20002001: 62 babies2002: 82 babies2003: 70 babies2004: 86 babies2005: 96 babies2006: 127 babies2007: 147 babies2008: 120 babies2009: 78 babies2010: 68 babies20102011: 80 babies2012: 87 babies2013: 72 babies2014: 64 babies2015: 68 babies2016: 84 babies2017: 73 babies2018: 79 babies2019: 111 babies2020: 161 babies20202021: 107 babies2022: 194 babies2023: 206 babies2024: 169 babies2025: 178 babies
US babies named Liz per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 206.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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