Liz

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Liz is a feminine given name. It is often a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, Melissa and Eliza.

From Wikipedia

Liz first appears in the data in 1930 and has been recorded in 91 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 664 babies (rank #375 that year). In 2024 it was given to 169 girls (rank #1,348). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Liz

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Liz yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

10,045
Total babies (all years)
91
Years in the data
664
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19306#4,322
19327#3,769
19336#4,009
19367#3,573
19376#4,072
193915#2,174
194013#2,373
194125#1,590
194234#1,403
194322#1,869
194422#1,840
194528#1,561
194643#1,330
194749#1,305
194840#1,468
194935#1,581
195022#2,090
195130#1,789
195225#2,051
195328#1,954
195429#1,969
195574#1,160
1956118#931
1957276#582
1958538#397
1959621#380
1960638#377
1961664#375
1962523#426
1963421#471
1964348#527
1965237#637
1966189#716
1967133#890
1968118#954
1969121#979
1970102#1,141
197193#1,218
197279#1,299
197380#1,290
197462#1,558
197548#1,890
197652#1,806
197739#2,324
197848#2,002
197954#1,936
198061#1,795
198163#1,778
198261#1,797
198358#1,829
198464#1,715
198557#1,938
198657#1,944
198756#2,008
198862#1,961
198972#1,846
199065#2,061
199182#1,760
199283#1,769
199370#2,000
199474#1,920
199562#2,172
199654#2,412
199781#1,838
199868#2,138
199964#2,328
200072#2,202
200162#2,503
200282#2,091
200370#2,384
200486#2,109
200596#1,988
2006127#1,669
2007147#1,552
2008120#1,811
200978#2,463
201068#2,663
201180#2,338
201287#2,177
201372#2,500
201464#2,727
201568#2,636
201684#2,281
201773#2,478
201879#2,318
2019111#1,838
2020161#1,359
2021107#1,867
2022194#1,242
2023206#1,169
2024169#1,348