Lizzie

Lizzie was the #2,139 girls' name in the US in 2025 (87 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Lizzie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lizzie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Lizzie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,139 (87)#3,333 (7)——#608 (5)#2,282 (9)
2024#2,327 (79)#3,319 (7)———#1,409 (17)
2023#2,050 (95)#4,710 (4)——#856 (3)#2,604 (7)
2022#2,445 (74)#2,674 (9)#625 (4)—#559 (6)#2,553 (7)
2021#2,233 (83)#1,962 (14)——#661 (5)#1,592 (14)
2020#2,580 (66)#3,447 (6)—#397 (3)#834 (3)—
2019#2,538 (69)#3,151 (7)———#2,872 (6)
2018#3,789 (39)#2,901 (8)——#896 (3)—
2017#2,713 (63)#2,502 (10)————
2016#2,517 (71)#2,547 (10)————
2015#2,555 (70)#2,195 (12)#806 (3)——#2,891 (6)
2014#2,683 (65)#2,314 (11)————
2013#2,837 (60)#2,176 (12)——#747 (4)—
2012#2,866 (60)#2,521 (10)———#2,601 (7)
2011#2,909 (59)#1,374 (22)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #62.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 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 19,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lizzie is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lizzie 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: #1,061MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #743OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: #1,902TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lizzie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6696

Lizzie (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LizzieCanadaGirls#2,2829
LizzieEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
LizzieIrelandGirls#6085
LizzieNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LizzieScotlandGirls—too few
LizzieUSGirls#2,13987
LizzieUSBoys—too few