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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #338, 1881girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedAKMaine: #149 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 780 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedNHWashington: #663 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,503 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: #314 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,437 girlsMNIllinois: #631 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,316 girlsILWisconsin: #459 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,489 girlsWIMichigan: #931 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,522 girlsMINew York: #313 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsNYMassachusetts: #427 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,619 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: #534 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,026 girlsINOhio: #448 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,971 girlsOHPennsylvania: #525 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,993 girlsPANew Jersey: #312 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsNJConnecticut: #324 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsCTCalifornia: #642 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 4,888 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: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedWVVirginia: #568 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,133 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedDEArizona: #457 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,881 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedNMKansas: 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: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,578 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #441 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,880 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedALGeorgia: #673 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,813 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Liza, so not publishedHITexas: #323 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,883 girlsTXFlorida: #475 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,336 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#149 · 1 in 780
  2. New Jersey#312 · 1 in 2,126
  3. New York#313 · 1 in 1,939
  4. Minnesota#314 · 1 in 2,437
  5. Texas#323 · 1 in 1,883

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#14981 in 780
New Jersey#312181 in 2,126
New York#313531 in 1,939
Minnesota#314121 in 2,437
Texas#323691 in 1,883
Connecticut#32471 in 2,252
Massachusetts#42791 in 3,619
Louisiana#441111 in 2,880
Ohio#448181 in 3,971
Arizona#45771 in 2,881
Wisconsin#45971 in 4,489
Florida#475171 in 3,336
South Carolina#50451 in 3,578
Pennsylvania#525141 in 4,993
Indiana#53471 in 5,026
Virginia#56861 in 5,133
Illinois#631141 in 5,316
California#642381 in 4,888
Washington#66351 in 5,503
Georgia#67361 in 5,813
Michigan#93151 in 11,522
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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 1982

girls
#510
393 births · 1 in 4,309 girls

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #510Liza393
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 4,309 of them was named Liza, which outranked 95.9% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Liza
  1. #507Carolina398
  2. #508Cari396
  3. #508Catrina396
  4. #510Liza393
  5. #510Lynette393
  6. #510Vivian393
  7. #513Cherie392
  8. #514Rhiannon391
  9. #514Selena391

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

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,715Kaleena#2,375#660
  2. 1,197Kala#1,958#761
  3. 1,094Chelsie#2,028#934
  4. 1,081Tenika#2,028#947
  5. 1,044Falon#1,958#914
Fallers
  1. 538Evita#779#1,317
  2. 517Martine#791#1,308
  3. 473Dusty#720#1,193
  4. 470Regan#991#1,461
  5. 401Windy#998#1,399

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

See the top 100 for 1982