Lizzy

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A few things about Lizzy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lizzy

Lizzy Greene

American actress

Choose Lizzy and your child shares a first name with Lizzy Greene, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lizzy, like who?” Lizzy Greene's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 40,161 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lizzy, 40 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lizzy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLizzy first shows up in US birth records in 1892, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 133 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1892, when it reached #1,450.
• 📈Then vs nowLizzy is 3.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 151,515 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 40,161.
• 🍂TrendLizzy has slipped 533 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,712. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningLizzy is an English form of Elizabeth, which means “God is my oath”. Our records link it to American and Hebrew roots.

About the name Lizzy

Lizzy is a girl name of American and Hebrew origin meaning “God is my oath”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-zzy”. US birth records list Lizzy for girls from 1892 to 2025, in 61 of those 134 years. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked #1,450 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,712, with 40 babies.

Origin:American namesHebrew names