NameTides

Liz

Liz was the #1,258 girls' name in the US in 2025 (178 babies), and #1,639 in England & Wales and #1,495 in Canada.

Liz as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Liz as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Liz as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,258 (178)#1,639 (18)#325 (12)#1,495 (16)
2024#1,350 (169)#1,302 (25)#441 (8)#1,479 (16)
2023#1,168 (206)#1,575 (19)#495 (7)#1,678 (13)
2022#1,239 (194)#1,326 (24)#420 (9)#1,635 (13)
2021#1,861 (107)#1,454 (21)#661 (5)#1,876 (11)
2020#1,357 (161)#2,042 (13)#834 (3)#1,059 (24)
2019#1,833 (111)#2,643 (9)—#1,683 (13)
2018#2,302 (79)#5,666 (3)—#1,996 (10)
2017#2,464 (73)#4,763 (4)#873 (3)#2,876 (6)
2016#2,269 (84)#4,763 (4)#750 (4)—
2015#2,619 (68)#5,730 (3)——
2014#2,714 (64)#5,691 (3)—#3,316 (5)
2013#2,484 (72)—#894 (3)#2,595 (7)
2012#2,160 (87)——#1,787 (12)
2011#2,326 (80)#5,785 (3)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1961 at #374.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1930.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Liz is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,500 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Liz by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: #168MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: #459CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,714TXFlorida: #502FL
Liz (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LizCanadaGirls#1,49516
LizEngland & WalesGirls#1,63918
LizIrelandGirls#32512
LizNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LizUSGirls#1,258178