Lizzy
Feminine · “my God is an oath”
Lizzy is the short form of Elizabeth, and Elizabeth has produced more nicknames than any other name in English — Bess, Beth, Betty, Eliza, Libby, Lisa, Lizzy and a dozen more.
How old is the name Lizzy?
Lizzy first appears in US birth records in 1892 — 133 years ago. The typical Lizzy is a kid of about 12 — this name's wave is very recent. About 900 people named Lizzy are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lizzy most popular?
Lizzy peaked in 1892, reaching #1450 nationally. Today it ranks #3712, 2,262 places below that high. See the whole 1892 chart.
Where it comes from
From Elisheva to Lizzy
The story of Lizzy
Elizabeth is unusual in how many short forms it has thrown off, because it was so common for so long that families needed to tell their Elizabeths apart. Bess, Betty, Beth, Bettina, Libby, Lisa, Eliza, Elsie and Lizzy all come from it. Lizzy was in real American use as a registered name in the nineteenth century, and it has come back in recent decades alongside Nellie, Hattie and Josie.
Meaning
my God is an oath
From Hebrew Elisheva, generally read as my God is an oath or my God is abundance; the name belongs to the mother of John the Baptist and, later, to two English queens.
How the name formed
- Elisheva
- Elizabeth
- Lizzy
Related forms: Lizzie · Liesl · Isabel
Pronouncing Lizzy
LIZ-ee
Two syllables, first stressed. Lizzy and Lizzie are said identically.
Nicknames for Lizzy
Moderate
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
- 1892
- Most girls named
- 202451 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1450reached in 1892
- Change vs 2024
- −21.6%40 in 2025, from 51
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.
Lizzy in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Lizzie in English — spelling variant
- Liesl in German — related form
- Isabel in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, North Carolina.
Lizzys among us
people named Lizzy are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 40,182 born in 2025 was named Lizzy
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Lizzy sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Lizzy is headed
Lizzy looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 18% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Lizzy beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Lizzy in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning inherited from one of the best-documented names in existence.
- Elizabeth stands behind it as a fuller formal option with enormous range.
- Warm and immediately friendly, and understood by everyone.
- It reads as a nickname to most people, which may matter on a formal document.
- Lizzie is the more common spelling and will be written for her.
- A nineteenth-century American accused of an axe murder carries the name in popular memory.
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Feminine · #3712 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Lizzys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Lizzy are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lizzy in 2025?
- Lizzy ranks #3712 among US girl names in 2025, with 40 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Lizzy?
- About 1 in every 40,182 US girls born in 2025 was named Lizzy — 40 in all.
- Will my child share the name Lizzy with classmates?
- Lizzy will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Lizzy
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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