The first name Liza
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 girls were named Liza, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 31 births (#1,120).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Liza with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Liza at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 126 girls born in the United States were named Liza, the 1,648th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1973, when 518 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.
Famous people named Liza
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Liza MinnelliAmerican actress and singer (born 1946)
- Liza WeilAmerican actress, born 1977
- Liza KoshyAmerican Internet personality, born 1996
- Liza SoberanoFilipino and American actress, born 1998
- Liza LapiraAmerican actress, born 1981
- Liza Colón-ZayasAmerican actress, born 1972
- Liza SnyderAmerican actress, born 1968
- Liza UmarovaChechen singer, born 1965
- Liza van der MostDutch association football player, born 1993
- Liza LehmannEnglish operatic soprano and composer (1862–1918)
- Liza Nakashidze-BolkvadzeGeorgian politician (1885—1938)
- Liza DalbyAmerican writer and anthropologist, born 1950
Questions
- How popular is the name Liza?
- In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Liza, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2014, with 31 births.
- Is Liza a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 17,655 US babies named Liza since 1880 were girls.
- When was Liza most popular?
- 1973 in the United States, when 518 babies were named Liza, its highest rank at 392nd.