Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1973

Liza

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,648 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of the female given names Eliza and Elizabeth, from Hebrew.

Rank 2025
#1,648
among girls · ↑153 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
126
named Liza · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,756
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1973
518 babies
All-time total
17,655
#1,152 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Liza popularity over time

17,655 babies have been named Liza since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 223 – 223 22 – #345
1890s 271 – 271 27 +22% #402
1900s 225 – 225 23 -17% #609
1910s 347 – 347 35 +54% #660
1920s 306 – 306 31 -12% #1,196
1930s 229 – 229 23 -25% #1,306
1940s 299 – 299 30 +31% #1,393
1950s 763 – 763 76 +155% #831
1960s 2,694 – 2,694 269 +253% #509
1970s 4,263 9 4,272 427 +59% #392
1980s 3,082 5 3,087 309 -28% #462
1990s 1,803 – 1,803 180 -42% #881
2000s 1,245 – 1,245 125 -31% #1,263
2010s 1,154 – 1,154 115 -7% #1,611
2020s (to 2025) 737 – 737 123 +6% #1,530

Where Liza is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 126 0.08 outside top 500
2027 126 0.08 outside top 500
2028 126 0.08 outside top 500
2029 125 0.08 outside top 500
2030 125 0.08 outside top 500

Where Liza is most popular

Girls named Liza per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.077 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Liza born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Tennessee 38 0.240 +213%
North Carolina 29 0.127 +66%
Mississippi 5 0.107 +40%
New York 34 0.086 +12%
Alabama 8 0.085 +11%
Ohio 19 0.080 +5%
Georgia 17 0.075 ≈ national
Virginia 10 0.059 -23%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -24%
Texas 38 0.047 -38%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -39%
Florida 19 0.044 -42%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -46%
California 33 0.039 -49%
Indiana 5 0.036 -53%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -57%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Liza

Liza is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,648 in 2025 with 126 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 17,655 American babies have been named Liza. Its peak came in 1973, when 518 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Liza stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Liza?

The median living Liza is about 45 years old; half are between 30 and 54. An estimated 15 thousand people named Liza are alive in the United States today.

median 45 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Liza year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 126 #1,648 – –
2024 112 #1,801 – –
2023 126 #1,650 – –
2022 119 #1,748 – –
2021 138 #1,530 – –
2020 116 #1,737 – –
2019 132 #1,611 – –
2018 126 #1,668 – –
2017 117 #1,785 – –
2016 115 #1,807 – –
2015 126 #1,691 – –
2014 122 #1,721 – –
2013 114 #1,803 – –
2012 108 #1,866 – –
2011 101 #1,962 – –
2010 93 #2,132 – –
2009 126 #1,738 – –
2008 108 #1,958 – –
2007 104 #1,982 – –
2006 103 #1,952 – –
2005 116 #1,711 – –
2004 114 #1,706 – –
2003 145 #1,384 – –
2002 133 #1,439 – –
2001 156 #1,263 – –
2000 140 #1,351 – –
1995 170 #1,058 – –
1990 219 #887 – –
1985 242 #714 – –
1980 460 #462 – –
1975 435 #450 9 #3,819
1970 410 #488 – –
1965 348 #509 – –
1960 135 #912 – –
1955 65 #1,259 – –
1950 58 #1,219 – –
1945 34 #1,393 – –
1940 27 #1,499 – –
1935 24 #1,529 – –
1930 25 #1,588 – –
1925 34 #1,396 – –
1920 31 #1,458 – –
1915 28 #1,356 – –
1910 42 #660 – –
1905 21 #814 – –
1900 26 #716 – –
1895 20 #714 – –
1890 40 #402 – –
1885 19 #494 – –
1880 18 #398 – –

Famous people named Liza

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Liza Minnelli Liza Minnelli American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1946) Contemporary
  2. 2 Liza Weil Liza Weil American actress (born 1977) Contemporary
  3. 3 Liza Koshy Liza Koshy American actress (born 1996) Contemporary
  4. 4 Liza Soberano Liza Soberano Filipino-American actress (born 1998) Contemporary
  5. 5 Liza Lapira Liza Lapira American actress (born 1981) Contemporary
  6. 6 Liza Marklund Liza Marklund Swedish journalist and crime writer (born 1962) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Liza, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Liza?

The median living Liza is about 45 years old. Half of all living Lizas are between 30 and 54 years old.

How many people named Liza are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Liza are alive in the United States, based on 17,655 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Liza mean?

A diminutive of the female given names Eliza and Elizabeth, from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Liza in 2025?

Liza ranked #1,648 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 126 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Liza?

17,655 babies have been named Liza in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Liza most popular?

Liza peaked in 1973, when 518 newborns received the name.

Is Liza a boy or girl name?

Liza is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Liza rising or falling?

Liza has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Liza become more popular?

Liza looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 125 girls named Liza in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Liza?

Well-known people named Liza include Liza Minnelli (actor), Liza Weil (actor), Liza Koshy (youtuber).

Names like Liza

Names that sound and feel close to Liza: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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