How Many People Are Named Liza?
An estimated 14,445 people in the United States have the first name Liza. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Liza peaked in popularity in 1973 with 518 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liza as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Liza paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,445
About 1 in 23,728 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1973
518 births
Total Registered
17,526
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liza
Liza is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,526 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Liza as a male name
Ranked #6,938 in 1984
5 male births in 1984
Peak: 1975 (9 births)
Liza as a female name
Ranked #1,806 in 2024
111 female births in 2024
Peak: 1973 (518 births)
Liza: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liza span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,273 babies were registered. Liza has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Liza by Decade
How has Liza tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Liza by State
Birth registrations for Liza span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, North Dakota. On average, about 296 Lizas were registered per state.
Liza + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Liza: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liza?
We estimate approximately 14,445 people named Liza are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 23,728 Americans share this first name.
Is Liza a common name?
Liza is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,526 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liza most popular?
Liza reached peak popularity in 1973, when 518 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liza is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liza a female name?
Liza is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liza Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liza Smith, Liza Johnson, Liza Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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