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Girl name#999 of girl names

Liza

Pronounced L IY1 Z AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1973
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Liza?

Liza is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 17,562 children — the 999th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1973, when 518 children were given it.

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1973Girls: 518Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L IY1 Z AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Liza

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Liza

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Liza?
Liza ranks 999th among girls' names in US records, with 17,562 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,225.
Is Liza a unisex name?
No. Liza is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Liza most popular?
1973, when 518 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.