Lizzy
A feminine diminutive form of Elizabeth, derived from the Hebrew name meaning "my God is an oath".
Name Census estimates that about 841 living Americans carry the first name Lizzy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lizzy today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lizzy births was 2024 (51 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lizzy. 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
841
~ 1 in 407,556 Americans
Peak year
2024
51 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,139
Tracked since 1892
Popularity
Lizzy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lizzy from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 289 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lizzy 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 Lizzy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lizzys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Lizzy, while Louisiana, New York, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lizzy
The name Lizzy is a diminutive form of the English name Elizabeth, which derives from the Hebrew name Elisheva. Elisheva is composed of the Hebrew words "el," meaning "god," and "shava," meaning "oath" or "fullness." The name Elizabeth was brought into the English language through the Greek form Elisabet.
The name Elizabeth has been in use since ancient times and was borne by several biblical characters, including the wife of Aaron and the mother of John the Baptist. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is found in the New Testament of the Bible, where it is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.
Throughout history, there have been many notable figures named Elizabeth or variations of the name. One of the most famous was Elizabeth I, who reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. Another famous Elizabeth was Elizabeth Blackwell, who was born in 1821 and became the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
Other historical figures with the name Elizabeth include Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902), a leading figure in the early women's rights movement in the United States, and Elizabeth Arden (1878-1966), a Canadian businesswoman who founded a successful cosmetics company.
The diminutive form Lizzy emerged as a common nickname for Elizabeth in the early 19th century. One notable person who went by the name Lizzy was Lizzy Lind af Hageby (1878-1963), a Swedish feminist and animal rights activist who was also a pioneer in the fields of women's physical education and reproductive rights.
Another historical figure known as Lizzy was Lizzy Borden (1860-1927), an American woman who was famously tried and acquitted for the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
People
Lizzy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lizzy 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
Lizzy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lizzy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 841 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lizzy 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 407,556 US residents.
Is Lizzy a common name?
We classify Lizzy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 920 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lizzy most popular?
The single biggest year for Lizzy was 2024, when 51 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lizzy is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Lizzy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lizzy 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.
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.