The first name Eliza

In 2025, 712 girls were named Eliza, making it the 65th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 1,248 births (#41).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Eliza with other names.

In 2025, 2,370 girls born in the United States were named Eliza, the 115th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 2,484 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Eliza Dushku
  American actress, born 1980
• Eliza McCardle Johnson
  First Lady of the United States from 1865 to 1869
• Eliza Taylor
  Australian actress, born 1989
• Eliza Scanlen
  Australian actress (born 1999)
• Eliza Acton
  British food writer and poet (1799–1859)
• Eliza Bennett
  British actress and singer, born 1992
• Eliza
  British singer (born 1988)
• Eliza Lynch
  First Lady of Paraguay, 1835–1886
• Eliza Coupe
  American actress, born 1981
• Eliza Haywood
  British actor and writer (1693-1756), editor
• Eliza Cook
  British writer (1818–1889)
• Eliza Schneider
  American actress, born 1978

• Ava
• Isabella
• Elizabeth
• Jessica
• Maria
• Abigail
• Maya
• Hannah
• Elsie
• Sarah
• Aria
• Molly
• Leah
• Delilah
• Isabel
• Naomi

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What does the name Eliza mean?

Shortened from Elizabeth.

What is the origin of the name Eliza?

Shortened from Elizabeth.

How popular is the name Eliza?

In 2025, 712 girls born in England and Wales were named Eliza, ranking 65th. Its peak was 2017, with 1,248 births.

Is Eliza a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 70,771 US babies named Eliza since 1880 were girls.

When was Eliza most popular?

2021 in the United States, when 2,484 babies were named Eliza, its highest rank at 111th.

How do you pronounce Eliza?

Eliza is /ɪˈlaɪzə/, 3 syllables.