Lizett
A female name of Spanish origin, a variant of Elizabeth meaning "consecrated to God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,132 living Americans carry the first name Lizett. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lizett today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lizett births was 1999 (66 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lizett. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 302,787 Americans
Peak year
1999
66 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2018 SSA rank
#17,122
Tracked since 1973
Census
Lizett in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,171 people with the first name Lizett, which placed it at #11,101 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,101
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,171 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lizett
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lizett is Hispanic at 96.4%. The next largest groups are White (2.1%) and Black (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lizett described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lizett at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.4% · 1,129
- White2.1% · 25
- Black or African American0.9% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
- Two or more races0.1% · 1
Popularity
Lizett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lizett from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 384 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lizett by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lizett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lizetts live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Lizett, while Washington, Illinois, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 193 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lizett
The name Lizett is a feminine given name that has its origins in the Germanic language. It is derived from the Old High German name Eliza, which is a combination of the Germanic elements "ali" meaning "other" and "gard" meaning "enclosure" or "yard."
This name gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in regions of present-day Germany and the surrounding areas. It was often used as a shortened form of the name Elizabeth, which had similar roots and meanings.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lizett can be found in the 12th-century text "Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus," which documented various legal and historical records from the region of Anhalt in modern-day Germany.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Lizett. One of the earliest was Lizett von Hagen (c. 1170-1235), a German noblewoman and landowner who played a significant role in the administration of her family's estates.
In the 16th century, Lizett Müller (1521-1589) was a German Renaissance painter known for her portraits and religious works. Her paintings can be found in various museums across Europe.
Another notable figure was Lizett Reuter (1605-1662), a German writer and poet who gained recognition for her contributions to the literary movements of the Baroque period.
During the 19th century, Lizett Trevelyan (1825-1891) was a British philanthropist and social reformer who dedicated her life to improving the living conditions of the working class in England.
More recently, Lizett Feussner (1917-2005) was a German-American artist and sculptor whose works explored themes of nature and the human form. Her sculptures can be found in various public spaces and galleries across the United States.
While the name Lizett has its roots in Germanic languages, it has since been adopted and used in various cultures and regions around the world, often with slight variations in spelling or pronunciation.
People
Lizett + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lizett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lizett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lizett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,132 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lizett going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 302,787 US residents.
Is Lizett a common name?
We classify Lizett as "Rare". It ranks above 90.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,173 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lizett most popular?
The single biggest year for Lizett was 1999, when 66 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lizett is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lizett in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,171 people with the name Lizett, or 0.39 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,101 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lizett in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lizett?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lizett appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,162 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lizett?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lizett is Hispanic at 96.4%. The next largest groups are White (2.1%) and Black (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lizett most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Lizett in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.4% (1,129 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lizett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lizett a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lizett in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lizett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lizett in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lizett can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Lizett?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.