Liza

Liza: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is my oath”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
LY-zuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Short form of Elizabeth via Eliza, ultimately from Hebrew Elisheva. Liza is also used as a standalone name in English and Russian contexts.

How popular is Liza?

202433.0 per million US babies
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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 Liza in 2024111

2024 rank#1,799 girls

Peak year1973

Total US babies since 188017,526

Liza has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Liza

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Liza questions

What does the name Liza mean?

Liza means "God is my oath". It comes from Hebrew. Short form of Elizabeth via Eliza, ultimately from Hebrew Elisheva. Liza is also used as a standalone name in English and Russian contexts.

Is Liza a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Liza?

111 US babies were named Liza in 2024. Its peak year was 1973.

How do you pronounce Liza?

Liza is usually pronounced LY-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.