Fun Facts About the Name Liz
- More than 10 thousand babies named Liz: U.S. records list 10,223 babies given the name Liz from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Liz Mean?
Liz is an English short form of Elizabeth, a name of Hebrew origin usually translated as "God is my oath" or "my God is an oath." The source is the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva). Its first element is אֵל (El), a Hebrew word for God. The second element is most often linked to שְׁבוּעָה (shvu'a), "oath," from a root meaning "to swear." A second, older explanation reads the element as שֶׁבַע (sheva), "seven," yielding senses such as "God is seven" or, by extension, "God of abundance." The "oath" reading is the one most commonly given for the name.
Liz has no separate etymology. It is a clipped form of Elizabeth and carries that name's meaning unchanged. The same Hebrew name also passed into Greek as Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet) and into Latin as Elisabeth, which in turn produced a large family of related names and pet forms in European languages.
Liz Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Aaron's wife (Exodus 6:23). In the New Testament, the Greek form Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet) is the name of the mother of John the Baptist in the Gospel of Luke. Through Greek and Latin Christian usage the name spread across Europe, and Latin Elisabeth and its vernacular descendants made it familiar in many languages, including English.
English speakers have long formed pet names from Elizabeth by clipping and softening its sounds, producing forms such as Bess, Beth, and Lizzie. Liz fits this pattern: it keeps the stressed first syllable and the final consonant, spelled with a z rather than an s. Over the twentieth century Liz was used both as a nickname for Elizabeth and, increasingly, as a given name in its own right, particularly in the English-speaking world.
How Popular is the Name Liz?
Liz recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1961. Its best rank was #375 in 1961.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,259 | 178 | 0.0111% |
| 2024 | #1,348 | 169 | 0.0105% |
| 2023 | #1,169 | 206 | 0.0129% |
| 2022 | #1,242 | 194 | 0.0118% |
| 2021 | #1,867 | 107 | 0.0065% |
| 2020 | #1,359 | 161 | 0.0100% |
| 2019 | #1,838 | 111 | 0.0066% |
| 2018 | #2,318 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 2017 | #2,478 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 2016 | #2,281 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 2015 | #2,636 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 2014 | #2,727 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2013 | #2,500 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 2012 | #2,177 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2011 | #2,338 | 80 | 0.0045% |
| 2010 | #2,663 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 2009 | #2,463 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 2008 | #1,811 | 120 | 0.0063% |
| 2007 | #1,552 | 147 | 0.0076% |
| 2006 | #1,669 | 127 | 0.0067% |
| 2005 | #1,988 | 96 | 0.0052% |
| 2004 | #2,109 | 86 | 0.0047% |
| 2003 | #2,384 | 70 | 0.0038% |
| 2002 | #2,091 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 2001 | #2,503 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2000 | #2,202 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 1999 | #2,328 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 1998 | #2,138 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 1997 | #1,838 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 1996 | #2,412 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1995 | #2,172 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 1994 | #1,920 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1993 | #2,000 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 1992 | #1,769 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 1991 | #1,760 | 82 | 0.0044% |
| 1990 | #2,061 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 1989 | #1,846 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1988 | #1,961 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 1987 | #2,008 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1986 | #1,944 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1985 | #1,938 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1984 | #1,715 | 64 | 0.0038% |
| 1983 | #1,829 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 1982 | #1,797 | 61 | 0.0036% |
| 1981 | #1,778 | 63 | 0.0038% |
| 1980 | #1,795 | 61 | 0.0037% |
| 1979 | #1,936 | 54 | 0.0034% |
| 1978 | #2,002 | 48 | 0.0031% |
| 1977 | #2,324 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1976 | #1,806 | 52 | 0.0035% |
| 1975 | #1,890 | 48 | 0.0033% |
| 1974 | #1,558 | 62 | 0.0042% |
| 1973 | #1,290 | 80 | 0.0055% |
| 1972 | #1,299 | 79 | 0.0052% |
| 1971 | #1,218 | 93 | 0.0056% |
| 1970 | #1,141 | 102 | 0.0058% |
| 1969 | #979 | 121 | 0.0072% |
| 1968 | #954 | 118 | 0.0072% |
| 1967 | #890 | 133 | 0.0081% |
| 1966 | #716 | 189 | 0.0112% |
| 1965 | #637 | 237 | 0.0134% |
| 1964 | #527 | 348 | 0.0184% |
| 1963 | #471 | 421 | 0.0218% |
| 1962 | #426 | 523 | 0.0266% |
| 1961 | #375 | 664 | 0.0329% |
| 1960 | #377 | 638 | 0.0316% |
| 1959 | #380 | 621 | 0.0307% |
| 1958 | #397 | 538 | 0.0267% |
| 1957 | #582 | 276 | 0.0135% |
| 1956 | #931 | 118 | 0.0059% |
| 1955 | #1,160 | 74 | 0.0038% |
| 1954 | #1,969 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1953 | #1,954 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1952 | #2,051 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1951 | #1,789 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1950 | #2,090 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1949 | #1,581 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1948 | #1,468 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1947 | #1,305 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1946 | #1,330 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 1945 | #1,561 | 28 | 0.0021% |
| 1944 | #1,840 | 22 | 0.0017% |
| 1943 | #1,869 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1942 | #1,403 | 34 | 0.0025% |
| 1941 | #1,590 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1940 | #2,373 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1939 | #2,174 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #4,072 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,573 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #4,009 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,769 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #4,322 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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