Liza

#1,643 for girls in 2025, 126 births · Last seen for boys in 1984 at #6,315
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 23 births
Debut · girls
18 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
17,641
since 1880

Liza over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Liza has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #338, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,643126—
2024#1,796112—
2023#1,645126—
2022#1,742119—
2021#1,524138—
2020#1,728116—
2019#1,608132—
2018#1,663126—
2017#1,779117—
2016#1,799115—
2015#1,685126—
2014#1,714122—
2013#1,792114—
2012#1,859108—
2011#1,953101—
2010#2,11893—
2009#1,733126—
2008#1,949108—
2007#1,971104—
2006#1,939103—
2005#1,704116—
2004#1,698114—
2003#1,383145—
2002#1,432133—
2001#1,257156—
2000#1,344140—
1999#1,275145—
1998#1,180158—
1997#1,249142—
1996#1,015184—
1995#1,055170—
1994#1,014183—
1993#999185—
1992#987193—
1991#880224—
1990#883219—
1989#743265—
1988#775242—
1987#769233—
1986#774220—
1985#712242—
1984#626283#6,3155
1983#562323—
1982#510393—
1981#489421—
1980#460460—
1979#454448—
1978#474416—
1977#411498—
1976#448432—
1975#450435#3,6599
1974#458392—
1973#392518—
1972#479373—
1971#536341—
1970#487410—
1969#557315—
1968#547312—
1967#530317—
1966#513340—
1965#508348—
1964#585287—
1963#664230—
1962#729200—
1961#715210—
1960#909135—
1959#829153—
1958#973113—
1957#1,05198—
1956#1,63742—
1955#1,25365—
1954#1,26761—
1953#1,22562—
1952#1,28555—
1951#1,23956—
1950#1,21258—
1949#1,56435—
1948#1,77828—
1947#1,51039—
1946#1,43937—
1945#1,37434—
1944#1,80822—
1943#1,42334—
1942#1,86021—
1941#1,69622—
1940#1,47727—
1939#1,58523—
1938#1,80519—
1937#1,91417—
1936#1,80118—
1935#1,51424—
1934#1,69720—
1933#1,40027—
1932#1,56824—
1931#1,28732—
1930#1,56925—
1929#2,58712—
1928#1,58926—
1927#1,42332—
1926#1,30336—
1925#1,37634—
1924#1,18844—
1923#1,23140—
1922#1,53629—
1921#1,86722—
1920#1,43931—
1919#1,44529—
1918#1,16541—
1917#1,06544—
1916#1,29831—
1915#1,33928—
1914#1,09830—
1913#90135—
1912#84635—
1911#76632—
1910#65842—
1909#86822—
1908#80923—
1907#89818—
1906#67829—
1905#79721—
1904#93815—
1903#76020—
1902#60030—
1901#69921—
1900#70526—
1899#53731—
1898#69722—
1897#61525—
1896#59427—
1895#70320—
1894#55727—
1893#59423—
1892#49830—
1891#50626—
1890#40040—
1889#46828—
1888#47028—
1887#43526—
1886#41627—
1885#48419—
1884#47918—
1883#42320—
1882#45816—
1881#33823—
1880#38818—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Liza was already there! It came in at #388, and was given to 18 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1929, when fewer than 13 girls a year got the name.

Where Liza is popular in 1969

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedNHWashington: #551 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,863 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #491 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,752 girlsMNIllinois: #570 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,652 girlsILWisconsin: #513 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,508 girlsWIMichigan: #922 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,343 girlsMINew York: #370 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsNYMassachusetts: #448 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,695 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedINOhio: #602 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,662 girlsOHPennsylvania: #690 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,301 girlsPANew Jersey: #434 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,306 girlsNJConnecticut: #462 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,193 girlsCTCalifornia: #479 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 3,331 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedNEMissouri: #540 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,715 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedWVVirginia: #535 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,562 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedDEArizona: #399 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,239 girlsAZNew Mexico: #305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #451 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,364 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedHITexas: #406 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsTXFlorida: #609 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,547 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#305 · 1 in 1,342
  2. New York#370 · 1 in 2,481
  3. Arizona#399 · 1 in 2,239
  4. Texas#406 · 1 in 2,394
  5. New Jersey#434 · 1 in 3,306

Best ever in a state: #86 in Vermont, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#30561 in 1,342
New York#370561 in 2,481
Arizona#39961 in 2,239
Texas#406421 in 2,394
New Jersey#434151 in 3,306
Massachusetts#44891 in 4,695
South Carolina#45161 in 3,364
Connecticut#46251 in 4,193
California#479481 in 3,331
Minnesota#49151 in 5,752
Wisconsin#51351 in 6,508
Virginia#53561 in 5,562
Missouri#54061 in 5,715
Washington#55151 in 4,863
Illinois#570151 in 5,652
Ohio#602111 in 7,662
Florida#60981 in 5,547
Pennsylvania#69091 in 9,301
Michigan#92251 in 14,343
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Liza
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 153 spots since 2024 (#1,796 → #1,643)
  • 85 spots since 2020 (#1,728 → #1,643)
  • 42 spots since 2015 (#1,685 → #1,643)
  • Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1910 (#868 → #658)
  • Biggest drop: 220 spots in 1907 (#678 → #898)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #338 (23 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1958–1993
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,815
  • Highest: 1 in 2,815 girls born in 1973 were named Liza (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,756 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #338 in 1881, was only 1 in 3,998 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 24.2% of all girls named Liza (4,263) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s223#338 (1881)#436
1890s271#400 (1890)#570
1900s225#600 (1902)#775
1910s347#658 (1910)#1,058
1920s306#1,188 (1924)#1,554
1930s229#1,287 (1931)#1,614
1940s299#1,374 (1945)#1,593
1950s763#829 (1959)#1,197
1960s2,694#508 (1965)#626
1970s4,263#392 (1973)#459
1980s3,082#460 (1980)#642
1990s1,803#880 (1991)#1,054
2000s1,245#1,257 (2001)#1,641
2010s1,154#1,608 (2019)#1,797
2020s737#1,524 (2021)#1,680

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Liza in 1969

girls
#557
315 births · 1 in 5,356 girls

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #557Liza315
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 5,356 of them was named Liza, which outranked 93.6% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Liza
  1. #554Thelma318
  2. #555Ericka316
  3. #555Tamela316
  4. #557Liza315
  5. #557Mitzi315
  6. #559Janel312
  7. #560Claudine311
  8. #560Gabrielle311

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1969 →