Lizandra
Feminine · Greek roots
Lizandra is the feminine of Lisandro, the Spanish Lysander, with a z where the Greek had an s. The feminine is older than it looks: a Lysandra was born into the royal house of Ptolemaic Egypt, a daughter of the general who founded that dynasty after the death of Alexander the Great.
How old is the name Lizandra?
Lizandra first appears in US birth records in 1971 — 54 years ago. The typical Lizandra alive today was born around 1997, making them about 28 years old. About 500 people named Lizandra are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lizandra most popular?
Lizandra peaked in 1974, reaching #5011 nationally. See the whole 1974 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Lysandros (Greek) to Lizandra
The story of Lizandra
Lysander was a Spartan name, carried most famously by the admiral who defeated Athens at the close of the Peloponnesian War. Its feminine, Lysandra, appears in the Hellenistic royal houses a century later, when a daughter of Ptolemy I of Egypt was given it and married into the Macedonian court. Spanish took the man's name as Lisandro, and Lisandra followed as a feminine in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. Lizandra is that name with a z, a spelling that leaves the sound where it was.
Meaning
one who frees men (through Lysander)
Greek Lysandros joins lyein, to loosen or set free, with anēr, andros, a man. Lysandra is its feminine, Lisandra the Spanish and Portuguese spelling, and Lizandra writes that with a z.
How the name formed
- LysandrosGreek
- LysandraGreek feminine
- LisandraSpanish, Portuguese
- Lizandra
Related forms: Lysandra · Lisandra · Lisandro · Lysander
Pronouncing Lizandra
lee-SAHN-drah
In Spanish, three syllables with the stress on the second and the z said as s; English speakers often say liz-AN-druh.
Nicknames for Lizandra
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1971
- Most girls named
- 201027 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #5011reached in 1974
- Change vs 2016
- −54.5%5 in 2017, from 11
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lizandra in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Lysandra in Greek — same name
- Lisandra in Spanish — spelling variant
- Lisandro in Spanish — related form
- Lysander in English — related form
Lizandras among us
people named Lizandra are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Lizandra sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A feminine with real ancient standing, carried by a Ptolemaic princess.
- The meaning comes straight from the Greek and is not in dispute.
- Liz gives an easy everyday short form.
- The z will often be corrected to Lisandra; saying which spelling it is at each form saves a lot of reprinting.
- Many listeners will hear Sandra or Alexandra inside it, which means a little explaining the first time and none after.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lizandras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Lizandra are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lizandra in 2025?
- Lizandra is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Lizandra with classmates?
- Lizandra will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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