Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lizza 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lizza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 55
- 0 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 308 as a first name in 2020; 343 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lizza’s family of names
Lizza may belong to the same name family as Liza. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Lizza, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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2% boys · 98% girls
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Lindsey
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2% boys · 98% girls
Lorena
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Leticia
“one who brings joy to others”
>99% girls