Liz

Meaning and origin of Liz

Popularity of Liz in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2013.
• Over recent years, Liz has been falling (−8.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Liz every 4.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Liz in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  406^th girls’ name27 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,402

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,244^th girls’ name553 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,738+10.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,490^th girls’ name62 babies in 3 years1 girl in 12,384+22% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,947^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,750

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lise1,635
• Lyse210
• Lize (in French)25
• Lyz10
• Lyze5
• Lizzabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Liz

• Lev
• Leah
• Ruth
• Liza
• Tal
• Jim
• Layah
• Lilith
• Anne
• Lizzie
• Lyson
• Lysa

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin