# Kizzy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kizzy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kizzie |
| US babies named this | 2,359 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 12 / 2,347 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 321, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From a pet form of Kezia. Explained as a Mandinka name by Alex Haley in Roots (1976).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11 | 8,298 |
| 2000 | 8 | 11,298 |
| 2001 | 5 | 16,723 |
| 2002 | 9 | 10,691 |
| 2004 | 6 | 15,174 |
| 2006 | 5 | 18,727 |
| 2008 | 5 | 19,122 |
| 2010 | 5 | 18,539 |
| 2012 | 5 | 18,309 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12,622 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12,440 |
| 2016 | 7 | 13,661 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11,924 |
| 2020 | 6 | 14,343 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14,427 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7 | 4,892 |
| 1978 | 5 | 6,338 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15 | 1,718 |
| 2009 | 16 | 1,668 |
| 2010 | 13 | 1,993 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,521 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2,176 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4,003 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,496 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,609 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,518 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |

## People named Kizzy

- Kizzy, Dutch actress, singer and television host

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.