How Many People Are Named Liz?
people named Liz are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 36,997 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,223 babies named Liz in Social Security records from 1930 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
664 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ELIZABETH. This is the familiar name of actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Liz in the records were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Liz alive today is about 44 years old, and 44% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 20 and 64 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Liz first appears in the records in 1930 and was given most often in 1961, to 664 babies. In 2025, 178 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1930 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Liz has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #375, in 1961. In 2025 it ranked #1,259.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,259 |
| Best rank | #375 (1961) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #530 in the 1960s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Liz alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Liz were born in California than in any other state: about 1,545 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Liz was given 2.4 times as often in Florida, 2.1 times in California and 2 times in New Mexico.
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