Eliza: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is my oath”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- ih-LYE-zuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Originally a short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva. Eliza later became an independent given name in English.
How popular is Eliza?
Babies named Eliza in 20242,303
2024 rank#119 girls
Peak year1880
Total US babies since 188068,370
Eliza is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Eliza
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Eliza questions
What does the name Eliza mean?
Eliza means "God is my oath". It comes from Hebrew. Originally a short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva. Eliza later became an independent given name in English.
Is Eliza a boy or girl name?
Eliza is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Eliza?
2,303 US babies were named Eliza in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.
How do you pronounce Eliza?
Eliza is usually pronounced ih-LYE-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.