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Aliza

Aliza: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“joyful”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
uh-LEE-zuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Hebrew עֲלִיזָה ('aliza), meaning 'joyful' or 'merry.' It is the feminine form of Aliz and related in sound, but not origin, to Eliza.

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How popular is Aliza?

2024133 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Aliza in 2024443

2024 rank#659 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188011,551

Aliza is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aliza

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Aliza questions

What does the name Aliza mean?

Aliza means "joyful". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew עֲלִיזָה ('aliza), meaning 'joyful' or 'merry.' It is the feminine form of Aliz and related in sound, but not origin, to Eliza.

Is Aliza a boy or girl name?

Aliza is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aliza?

443 US babies were named Aliza in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Aliza?

Aliza is usually pronounced uh-LEE-zuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.