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    The first name Lizzie

    A girl’s name.

    Pronounced /ˈlɪzi/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    From Liz + -ie.

    Lizzie is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 7 girls were named Lizzie, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 22 births (#1,374).

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    288
    babies named Lizzie, 1996–2025
    #3,333
    rank in 2025
    2011
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Lizzie at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 87 girls born in the United States were named Lizzie, the 2,145th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1919, when 809 were.

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    39,640
    babies named Lizzie since 1880
    #2,145
    rank in 2025
    1919
    peak year

    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 Lizzie

    8 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lizzie Velasquez
      American motivational speaker, born 1989
    • Lizzie Brocheré
      French actress, born 1985
    • Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
      American politician (born 1975)
    • Lizzie Burns
      British activist, 1827–1878
    • Lizzie Borden
      American filmmaker (born 1958)
    • Lizzie Miles
      African American blues singer (1895-1963)
    • Lizzie Holmes
      American editor, anarchist, 1850–1926
    • Susan Stebbing
      British philosopher (1885-1943)

    Questions

    What does the name Lizzie mean?
    From Liz + -ie.
    How popular is the name Lizzie?
    In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Lizzie, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2011, with 22 births.
    Is Lizzie a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 39,640 US babies named Lizzie since 1880 were girls.
    When was Lizzie most popular?
    1919 in the United States, when 809 babies were named Lizzie, its highest rank at 219th.
    How do you pronounce Lizzie?
    Lizzie is /ˈlɪzi/, 2 syllables.