Given name
Alize
“one who is joyful”
Alize is a variant of Aleeza. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is joyful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alize is a variant of Aleeza. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is joyful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alize is a variant of Aleeza. An origin associated with Aleeza is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alize through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,684
- 350 boys · 5,334 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 355 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,999 for girls · #10,753 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 5% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 55 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,999 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 326 in 2002. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,896 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alize’s family of names
Alize has a related form in Aleeza. In English usage, Alize has a related form in Alizé.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Alize
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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