Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Elize isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elize through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 455
- 16 boys · 439 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,003 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,003 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 2016. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 535 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.
Elize’s family of names
Elize may belong to the same name family as ELIZZE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elize
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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