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
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 23 births
- Debut · girls
- 18 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 17,641since 1880
Liza over time
Rank among girls' names. Liza has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,643 | 126 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,796 | 112 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,645 | 126 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,742 | 119 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,524 | 138 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,728 | 116 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,608 | 132 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,663 | 126 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,779 | 117 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,799 | 115 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,685 | 126 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,714 | 122 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,792 | 114 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,859 | 108 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,953 | 101 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,118 | 93 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,733 | 126 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,949 | 108 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,971 | 104 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,939 | 103 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,704 | 116 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,698 | 114 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,383 | 145 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,432 | 133 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,257 | 156 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,344 | 140 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,275 | 145 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,180 | 158 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,249 | 142 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,015 | 184 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,055 | 170 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,014 | 183 | — | |
| 1993 | #999 | 185 | — | |
| 1992 | #987 | 193 | — | |
| 1991 | #880 | 224 | — | |
| 1990 | #883 | 219 | — | |
| 1989 | #743 | 265 | — | |
| 1988 | #775 | 242 | — | |
| 1987 | #769 | 233 | — | |
| 1986 | #774 | 220 | — | |
| 1985 | #712 | 242 | — | |
| 1984 | #626 | 283 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #562 | 323 | — | |
| 1982 | #510 | 393 | — | |
| 1981 | #489 | 421 | — | |
| 1980 | #460 | 460 | — | |
| 1979 | #454 | 448 | — | |
| 1978 | #474 | 416 | — | |
| 1977 | #411 | 498 | — | |
| 1976 | #448 | 432 | — | |
| 1975 | #450 | 435 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #458 | 392 | — | |
| 1973 | #392 | 518 | — | |
| 1972 | #479 | 373 | — | |
| 1971 | #536 | 341 | — | |
| 1970 | #487 | 410 | — | |
| 1969 | #557 | 315 | — | |
| 1968 | #547 | 312 | — | |
| 1967 | #530 | 317 | — | |
| 1966 | #513 | 340 | — | |
| 1965 | #508 | 348 | — | |
| 1964 | #585 | 287 | — | |
| 1963 | #664 | 230 | — | |
| 1962 | #729 | 200 | — | |
| 1961 | #715 | 210 | — | |
| 1960 | #909 | 135 | — | |
| 1959 | #829 | 153 | — | |
| 1958 | #973 | 113 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,051 | 98 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,637 | 42 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,253 | 65 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,267 | 61 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,225 | 62 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,285 | 55 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,239 | 56 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,212 | 58 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,564 | 35 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,778 | 28 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,510 | 39 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,439 | 37 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,374 | 34 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,423 | 34 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,696 | 22 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,514 | 24 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,568 | 24 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,287 | 32 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,589 | 26 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,423 | 32 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,303 | 36 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,188 | 44 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,231 | 40 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,536 | 29 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,439 | 31 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,445 | 29 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,165 | 41 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,065 | 44 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,339 | 28 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,098 | 30 | — | |
| 1913 | #901 | 35 | — | |
| 1912 | #846 | 35 | — | |
| 1911 | #766 | 32 | — | |
| 1910 | #658 | 42 | — | |
| 1909 | #868 | 22 | — | |
| 1908 | #809 | 23 | — | |
| 1907 | #898 | 18 | — | |
| 1906 | #678 | 29 | — | |
| 1905 | #797 | 21 | — | |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | — | |
| 1903 | #760 | 20 | — | |
| 1902 | #600 | 30 | — | |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | — | |
| 1900 | #705 | 26 | — | |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 | — | |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 | — | |
| 1897 | #615 | 25 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #703 | 20 | — | |
| 1894 | #557 | 27 | — | |
| 1893 | #594 | 23 | — | |
| 1892 | #498 | 30 | — | |
| 1891 | #506 | 26 | — | |
| 1890 | #400 | 40 | — | |
| 1889 | #468 | 28 | — | |
| 1888 | #470 | 28 | — | |
| 1887 | #435 | 26 | — | |
| 1886 | #416 | 27 | — | |
| 1885 | #484 | 19 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #423 | 20 | — | |
| 1882 | #458 | 16 | — | |
| 1881 | #338 | 23 | — | |
| 1880 | #388 | 18 | — | |
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 2001
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#710 · 1 in 5,243
- Pennsylvania#727 · 1 in 5,599
- New Jersey#765 · 1 in 5,175
- New York#802 · 1 in 5,442
- North Carolina#822 · 1 in 5,529
Best ever in a state: #86 in Vermont, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #710 | 6 | 1 in 5,243 |
| Pennsylvania | #727 | 10 | 1 in 5,599 |
| New Jersey | #765 | 8 | 1 in 5,175 |
| New York | #802 | 18 | 1 in 5,442 |
| North Carolina | #822 | 8 | 1 in 5,529 |
| Michigan | #927 | 7 | 1 in 7,131 |
| Virginia | #955 | 5 | 1 in 7,021 |
| Florida | #1,124 | 9 | 1 in 8,593 |
| California | #1,351 | 19 | 1 in 11,699 |
| Texas | #1,660 | 10 | 1 in 15,322 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #338 (23 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1958–1993
- 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
- 24.2% of all girls named Liza (4,263) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 223 | #338 (1881) | #436 |
| 1890s | 271 | #400 (1890) | #570 |
| 1900s | 225 | #600 (1902) | #775 |
| 1910s | 347 | #658 (1910) | #1,058 |
| 1920s | 306 | #1,188 (1924) | #1,554 |
| 1930s | 229 | #1,287 (1931) | #1,614 |
| 1940s | 299 | #1,374 (1945) | #1,593 |
| 1950s | 763 | #829 (1959) | #1,197 |
| 1960s | 2,694 | #508 (1965) | #626 |
| 1970s | 4,263 | #392 (1973) | #459 |
| 1980s | 3,082 | #460 (1980) | #642 |
| 1990s | 1,803 | #880 (1991) | #1,054 |
| 2000s | 1,245 | #1,257 (2001) | #1,641 |
| 2010s | 1,154 | #1,608 (2019) | #1,797 |
| 2020s | 737 | #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 2001
Top girls' names in 2001
More about 2001
girls
1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 11,542 of them was named Liza, which outranked 93.0% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,253Danika157
- #1,253Jayleen157
- #1,253Judy157
- #1,257Liza156
- #1,257Aleena156
- #1,257Alliyah156
- #1,257Beth156
- #1,266Amalia155
- #1,266Carleigh155
- #1,266Dara155
Tied with 8 names at #1,257; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.