Feminine dossier · first seen 1930

Liz

Resurgent Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1961
Peak births
664
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
1930Peak 19612025
peak 1961 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Liz

How many people are named Liz?

An estimated 9,149 living Americans are named Liz.

How rare is Liz?

Liz is uncommon among babies today, with 178 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 73.2% from its 1961 peak.

How old is the typical Liz?

The median age of a living American named Liz is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 65 years old.

Is Liz still popular?

Yes — Liz is currently rising in popularity, with 178 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Liz most common?

Liz has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appeared 12.1× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
1961
Decline from peak
73.2%
2025
178
All-time
10,223
Diaspora map

Liz spread fast — broke out in California, Texas, and Washington (1958) and ran high in 10 states within a decade.

Broke out: California, Texas, and Washington, 1958 · over-represented in 10 states over 5 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: broke out 1960 AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: broke out 1958 CA Colorado: broke out 1960 CO Connecticut: broke out 1959 CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: broke out 1961 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: broke out 1959 NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: broke out 1963 OK Oregon: broke out 1960 OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: broke out 1958 TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 1958 WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY