Given name

Leeza

“my God is bountiful”

Leeza is a variant of Liza. In English use, Liza carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Leeza is a variant of Liza. In English use, Liza carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Leeza through the years

Babies since 1880
868
0 boys · 868 girls
Most popular year
1994
108 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0204060801960198020002025Highest share 19940.0
Leeza in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1956–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 108 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 992 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.

Leeza’s family of names

In English usage, Leeza has a related form in Lisa. Leeza has a related form in Liza.

Walk Leeza’s family in the name graph

LeezaLeesaLeezahLisaLizaLeezza

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Leeza

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Leeza, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin

Larissa

“a lighthearted woman”

42UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Lucero

“surrounded by light” · “one who is surrounded by light”

44UncommonSteady

2% boys · 98% girls

Gaelic · Royal

Leanna

“the shining light”

52UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Welsh

Brenna

“a ravenlike woman”

40UncommonCooling

>99% girls

 

Lesly

Lesly is a feminine given name. It is used in French.

44UncommonSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Xena

“one who is hospitable; welcoming”

46UncommonRising

>99% girls

Modern

Estefania

“crowned with laurel”

38RareEasing

>99% girls

Spanish · Virtue

Esperanza

“hope” · “filled with hope”

46UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Leeza’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Leeza