Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Lizzy

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,746 Trend ↑ Rising 26%
Rank 2025
#3,746
among girls · ↓596 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Lizzy · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
51 babies
All-time total
961
#7,719 all-time among girls
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Lizzy popularity over time

961 babies have been named Lizzy since 1892, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 5 1 – #1,568
1900s – – – –
1910s 10 1 – #3,225
1920s 20 2 +100% #3,543
1930s 12 1 -40% #3,606
1940s 22 2 +83% #4,945
1950s 20 2 -9% #4,364
1960s 29 3 +45% #5,114
1970s 55 6 +90% #5,715
1980s 12 1 -78% #9,702
1990s 41 4 +242% #10,708
2000s 173 17 +322% #5,371
2010s 290 29 +68% #3,759
2020s (to 2025) 272 45 +56% #3,150

Where Lizzy 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 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 46 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Lizzy

Lizzy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,746 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 961 American babies have been named Lizzy. Its peak came in 2024, when 51 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Lizzy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lizzy?

The median living Lizzy is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 21. An estimated 900 people named Lizzy are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Lizzy year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 40 #3,746
2024 51 #3,150
2023 49 #3,307
2022 38 #3,933
2021 45 #3,467
2020 49 #3,209
2019 39 #3,830
2018 27 #4,950
2017 31 #4,542
2016 20 #6,313
2015 29 #4,807
2014 41 #3,759
2013 30 #4,710
2012 18 #7,043
2011 29 #4,876
2010 26 #5,347
2009 20 #6,713
2008 19 #6,966
2007 24 #5,824
2006 18 #7,026
2005 24 #5,371
2004 15 #7,662
2003 15 #7,432
2002 7 #13,042
2001 19 #5,970
2000 12 #8,337
1995 6 #12,685
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 8 #6,857
1970 6 #7,581
1965 – –
1960 6 #6,085
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 5 #4,945
1940 – –
1935 7 #3,606
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Lizzy

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

  1. 1 Lizzy Caplan Lizzy Caplan American actress (born 1982) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lizzy Yarnold Lizzy Yarnold British former skeleton racer (born 1988) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lizzy Greene Lizzy Greene American actress (born 2003) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lizzy?

The median living Lizzy is about 11 years old. Half of all living Lizzys are between 5 and 21 years old.

How many people named Lizzy are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Lizzy are alive in the United States, based on 961 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lizzy in 2025?

Lizzy ranked #3,746 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lizzy?

961 babies have been named Lizzy in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lizzy most popular?

Lizzy peaked in 2024, when 51 newborns received the name.

Is Lizzy a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lizzy rising or falling?

Lizzy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lizzy become more popular?

Lizzy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 girls named Lizzy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lizzy?

Well-known people named Lizzy include Lizzy Caplan (actor), Lizzy Yarnold (athlete), Lizzy Greene (actor).

Names like Lizzy

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

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