Eliza
“short form of Elizabeth, God is an oath”
Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 810th
- births in 2023–2025
- 165
- babies born in France
- 1 in 11,765
- −3.3% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2019
Meaning and origin of Eliza
Eliza means “short form of Elizabeth, God is an oath” and is of Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Eliza in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2019.
- Over recent years, Eliza has been stable (−3.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Eliza every 6.6 schools, all spellings combined.
Eliza in English-speaking countries
Eliza ranks 62nd in England and Wales, 98th in Northern Ireland and 116th in United States, against 810th in France.
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
98th girls’ name65 babies in 3 years1 girl in 346+2.4% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
62nd girls’ name2,162 babies in 3 years1 girl in 355−7.4% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
135th girls’ name98 babies in 3 years1 girl in 555+0.4% a year
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
167th girls’ name74 babies in 3 years1 girl in 567−8.9% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
142nd girls’ name100 babies in 3 years1 girl in 649+1.2% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
116th girls’ name7,047 babies in 3 years1 girl in 686+0.6% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
165th girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 696
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
232nd girls’ name148 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,044−1.3% a year
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Eliza and Éliza are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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